How To Choose The Right Scrubs For You

When you go to buy your scrubs, make sure to find out what type of color scheme will be required by your employer. Some hospitals and offices are very picky, and only want certain color. Some are so picky, in fact, they won’t allow any other colors for the trim areas! So make sure you plan on working at your job for a while, and find out exactly what color scheme you need, or if a certain brand/type are required and start searching online to find the best prices you can. Searching online for the best prices and deals is the first step anybody should take when looking for new scrubs.

Pockets Are Your Friend

During shifts, you'll find pockets get stuffed full of all sorts of handy items, so they are right there when you need them. Alcohol pads, scissors, and more. It would be very frustrating getting through a shift if I didn’t have my handy-dandy pockets. So when buying scrubs, you may want to opt for tops with pockets, and perhaps pants too.

Quality Matters

One of the first suppliers of scrubs was Walmart. This, in hindsight, was a mistake. Not that everybody has anything against Walmart. People shop there all the time and are notoriously frugal and love saving money. But when washing them (by themselves mind you), they came out with all sorts of lint on them. This was a bit frustrating each time, and it was very noticeable. Then, when purchasing a better quality pair, they didn’t do it at all! It was a huge difference. So get a good brand name and have one great quality pair, as opposed to five bad ones.

Get Something Soft

Scrubs can come in a variety of different fabric types. You can get 100% cotton, cotton and polyester blend, and lots of other blends. Make sure the material is soft and comfortable on your skin. After all, you will be wearing them for a long shift. The very soft cotton ones are favorites.

Make Sure They Fit

Most places will allow you to try them on before you buy them. We recommend you make sure they fit comfortably. You don’t want them so baggy that they get in your way when you are doing your job. At the same time, you don’t want them so tight that you will split your pants when you bend, or struggle moving every minute. Just have them fit comfortably.

Buy Enough

If you don’t want to have to wash them before each shift, then you may want to consider buying at least 2-3 pair. This way, you can wear clean scrubs for each shift, without having to re-wash the same pair each time. Gave enough pairs to cover your shifts for each week, so you only have to wash them once they all get dirty.

Fade Resistant

Speaking of washing scrubs, you will want a pair that is rather fade resistant. This kind of goes back to number 3 above, but you want a pair that will hold up to washing. You can also get color safe bleach to help kill all the germs you will encounter (and trust me, nurses encounter all sorts of germs)…

You Can Still Be Stylish

Unless your employer prohibits this, there are tons of cute designs in scrubs these days. They have V-necks and regular cut necks, little ties on the sides or back, and lots more small stylish features which makes them look much cuter than regular plain scrubs. Not all of my scrubs are like that, but I do like the ones that have a little more effort put into the style.

Be Thrifty

Even though we recommend you get the better brands, that doesn’t mean you have to spend your entire salary! Stores frequently have sales and specials. That is a great time to get a bargain. You can also buy scrubs online at incredible deals sometimes (especially if you buy more than 1 and get shipping discounts).

Under Shirts/clothes

Wear a T-shirt underneath a scrub top because it is more comfortable feels like having thick enough clothing in case a spill happens. So if you are the type that likes to wear a t-shirt or any clothing under your scrubs, you may want to take that into consideration when you are shopping.