Scrub Suit Is Not an Outfit
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (139950)
Philippines
April 13, 2017 11:59pm CST
Most of you had seen that healthcare providers wear a scrub suit. It is a part of identifying them on what hospital they are working in. Some kiddos feel comfortable seeing nurses or doctors wear this type of clothes. I am sure some parents noticed that their children agitated seeing a nurse or doctor wearing the usual white uniform.
The downside of the scrub suit is not being noticed. Scrub suit should not be worn in the public. It is simple logic that these scrub suits are contaminated and might have some type of bacteria or virus that can spread and people will fall under the weather. It is a very simple hygienic concern. This scrub suit should be used in the hospital facility.
Any thoughts about it?
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15 responses
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
14 Apr 17
it is. also colorful scrub suits are used by nurses in pediatric ward and not the uniform white, because kids tend to get scared with the color white; thus, the scrub suits should be kid-friendly to the likes of teddy bear, butterflies, and anything that leaves the child at ease and comfortable
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@Shavkat (139950)
• Philippines
14 Apr 17
@ridingbet When I was in Tajikistan, I don't wear the usual white uniform. Since I am catering children with impairments or disabilities, the children will not shed tears seeing me. Scrub suit is the ideal to wear. Unfortunately, there is no scrub suit and civilian clothes will do the trick.
@cacay1 It is nice my friend to wear scrub suit for kids.
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Apr 17
@ridingbet , That is right my friend.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
15 Apr 17
@Shavkat and it is also comfortable, right? you can move around freely without any problem of accidentally staining them.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
14 Apr 17
Yes it should be treated as how you would treat a lab gown
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
14 Apr 17
@Lupita234 not just clean but sterilized and aseptic techniques
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Apr 17
@louievill, that must be worn only in the clinic to avoid contamination.
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Apr 17
@louievill That is true, virus cannot just easily be killed or removed.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
14 Apr 17
Yeah but some where it on their lunch out
They should change...
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
14 Apr 17
@Shavkat yea but I see them at nearby cafes and grocery stores often
They have lunchrooms and car at the hospital but sometimes eating the food their isn't good
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@Shavkat (139950)
• Philippines
14 Apr 17
@infatuatedbby I think there are some hospital canteens that they can eat their meals.
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Apr 17
@infatuatedbby , yeah for delicadeza.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
14 Apr 17
i didn't realize that it would carry bacteria and virus. so after your shift, you're supposed to change into civilian clothes?
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
14 Apr 17
@hereandthere My nehew and nieces nurses, after duty in hospital, the changed their clothes and washed well their hands with hand sanitizer.
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@Shavkat (139950)
• Philippines
14 Apr 17
I think it is fine to wear while eating food in the hospital's cafeteria. But then, if the shift is time off then they can just change their clothes before going back home. I am just saying, my friend. There is a possibility that bacteria or virus can be transmittable with the soiled scrub suit.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
16 Apr 17
I think it's not only the scrub suits that are contaminated ..The hospital itself has so airborne bacteria that can make patients sicker sometimes..
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@Tampa_girl7 (50273)
• United States
14 Apr 17
You are right. They are probably full of germs and bacteria 
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@lclacambra (167)
•
14 Apr 17
As practiced, scrub suit should only be worn inside the vicinity of the clinic or hospital where you are on duty or call. If there's a need to go outside, blazer is advised to be worn.
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@manasamanu (3746)
• Bangalore, India
14 Apr 17
Working in the hospitals and taking care of every kind of patients, certainly carries bacteria on the suit. It is best not to wear them in public and only in the hospitals.
Even at hospitals they need to be very careful because some patients even get infected even through small bacteria's or fungi.
Thanks for sharing this information.
