Medical personnel wearing scrubs outside of work

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a research scientist in a biomedical field.
That had ALWAYS been a pet peeve of mine!
Disgusting. I don’t walk around with my lab coat on.

I'm unemployed right now but formerly a scrubs wearer. I washed mine every day but often wondered how often lab coats got laundered.

I also wondered about Drs ties.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This post makes me want to put on my scrubs and go dance through the Giant.

I will take perverse pleasure that the posters in my wake will be breathing into a bag and popping a xanax on their way home.

If you dance through the paper product aisle, you won't be a danger to anyone. Not like they have any actual products down that aisle. Boogie away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This post makes me want to put on my scrubs and go dance through the Giant.

I will take perverse pleasure that the posters in my wake will be breathing into a bag and popping a xanax on their way home.

I’m with you!! I do it everyday anyway. Maybe we can make it like Mardi Gras but instead of beads we throw out anxiety meds. That should be fun!

Please tell us time and place. I could use some anxiety meds!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This post makes me want to put on my scrubs and go dance through the Giant.

I will take perverse pleasure that the posters in my wake will be breathing into a bag and popping a xanax on their way home.

If you dance through the paper product aisle, you won't be a danger to anyone. Not like they have any actual products down that aisle. Boogie away.

Same with the prepared foods section and salad bar at Whole Foods...go have a boogie party there with all your Covid19 pals

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a research scientist in a biomedical field.
That had ALWAYS been a pet peeve of mine!
Disgusting. I don’t walk around with my lab coat on.

I'm unemployed right now but formerly a scrubs wearer. I washed mine every day but often wondered how often lab coats got laundered.

I also wondered about Drs ties.

That's why most hospitals dropped lab coats months ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This post makes me want to put on my scrubs and go dance through the Giant.

I will take perverse pleasure that the posters in my wake will be breathing into a bag and popping a xanax on their way home.

I’m with you!! I do it everyday anyway. Maybe we can make it like Mardi Gras but instead of beads we throw out anxiety meds. That should be fun!

Please tell us time and place. I could use some anxiety meds!

As I said, PP is an angry drug seeker. People do get enraged when they're denied their oxyxanxsoma.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are everyone’s thoughts on medical personnel wearing scrubs in public places? Yesterday went to a Chipotle for take out and saw some healthcare workers wearing scrubs in line. Nearest medical facility was a block away and is an urgent care center. I respect healthcare workers and front line workers at this juncture of the most unprecedented pandemic in history BUT I am also concerned that wearing scrubs or PPE outside of the workplace is inappropriate. How do we know that their scrubs do not harbor Covid19 viral particles? They should at least change into street clothes. Just my 2 cents on this topic

More likely to get something from eating at Chipotle! #stomachcramps

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live near a hospital and people working at the hospital often go to work wearing their scrubs. Also, they often have personal errands to run on lunch breaks and continue to wear the scrubs when they do that (including grabbing lunch). As others have pointed out, many people who work there do NOT wear scrubs at work. And with hospital personnel changing clothes when they arrive home, are you saying they should change out of scrubs into street clothes and then out of the street clothes when they get home? What about first responders? Should EMTs not wear their uniform in public? Police officers?

OP is ridiculous IMO.

Or veterinarians or physical therapists or half a dozen other specialties who wear scrubs and don't work in hospitals.

The recent recommendations some places have given regarding not wearing scrubs has more to do with idiots shooting at people in scrubs or otherwise harassing them.

[Anonymous]

I’ve seen some signs at places indicating patrons not to enter when wearing scrubs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People wearing scrubs think it’s a badge of honor...guess what, got news for you...it isn’t. It demonstrates the laziness of the wearer and the incompetence they portray by going into public spaces knowing that is exactly what they wouldn’t wear at home near their loved ones.

I wear scrubs to work. I typically don’t change when I get home. I will sit on my kids beds, sit on the couch, cook in them. It’s not a big deal. At all. I wear PPE when treating patients. No need to worry about the cleanliness of my scrubs. But I know you will - untreated anxiety is a bitch.

So stupid, my spouse gets out of scrubs as quickly as possible and always tries to change at work! In general, lots of germs in a hospital everywhere as folks are sick, why would anyone do this is beyond me just basic hygiene! Just like teachers who are always washing hands and keep gallons of sanitizer because they know children are germ carriers in schools and daycares! There is a reason they want you out of hospital as soon as possible when you are well, better to recover at home due to potential of catching germs!

Every doctor I know does this. None of them stay in scrubs or would wear them around. They change at the hospital. Most nurses I know do the same. I had 2 neighbors who's houses I could see from my front door who lived by me for over 10 years. They both worked with patients in the hospital. I have a good friend who is an emergency room nurse in Fairfax. We've hung out for 4 years. I have never ever seen any of these people in scrubs. When I see someone wearing them outside a medical setting, I assume it's someone from a vets office.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think people have a skewed idea of who wears scrubs.

As someone noted above, most people working directly with patients are not wearing scrubs. On the other hand, a lot of people who do wear scrubs are not working directly with patients -- such as the dietary staff in the cafeteria.

How do you feel about other uniforms -- police, EMT, and others with possible frontline contact? Do they need to change after shift, too?

That’s aside from the point...

scrubs=healthcare worker(someone working with sick/possible Covid19 patient)
Police, EMT, etc are not working inside hospitals 24/7

Most people waering some forms of scrubs inside the hospital setting are not doing more work with possibly/likely COVID-infected people than are police and EMT. I mean, I get that you think they are, but they are not. They are cafeteria workers, floor cleaners (not in the COVID section), dietary workers, auxilliary staff, etc. Does that matter to you at all?

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People wearing scrubs think it’s a badge of honor...guess what, got news for you...it isn’t. It demonstrates the laziness of the wearer and the incompetence they portray by going into public spaces knowing that is exactly what they wouldn’t wear at home near their loved ones.

No, from this thread, it's pretty clear that what it is has become a trigger for people who want to tear down a certain different sort of person. It's not just "hey, don't do this_ -- it's name-calling, and contempt, and casting aspersions.

I can assure you, people in scrubs are not looking for approval. They are looking for a bed and hopefully something to eat. They don't care about you nearly as much as you care about them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People wearing scrubs think it’s a badge of honor...guess what, got news for you...it isn’t. It demonstrates the laziness of the wearer and the incompetence they portray by going into public spaces knowing that is exactly what they wouldn’t wear at home near their loved ones.

No, from this thread, it's pretty clear that what it is has become a trigger for people who want to tear down a certain different sort of person. It's not just "hey, don't do this_ -- it's name-calling, and contempt, and casting aspersions.

I can assure you, people in scrubs are not looking for approval. They are looking for a bed and hopefully something to eat. They don't care about you nearly as much as you care about them

Are you implying they are homeless?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People wearing scrubs think it’s a badge of honor...guess what, got news for you...it isn’t. It demonstrates the laziness of the wearer and the incompetence they portray by going into public spaces knowing that is exactly what they wouldn’t wear at home near their loved ones.

I wear scrubs to work. I typically don’t change when I get home. I will sit on my kids beds, sit on the couch, cook in them. It’s not a big deal. At all. I wear PPE when treating patients. No need to worry about the cleanliness of my scrubs. But I know you will - untreated anxiety is a bitch.

So stupid, my spouse gets out of scrubs as quickly as possible and always tries to change at work! In general, lots of germs in a hospital everywhere as folks are sick, why would anyone do this is beyond me just basic hygiene! Just like teachers who are always washing hands and keep gallons of sanitizer because they know children are germ carriers in schools and daycares! There is a reason they want you out of hospital as soon as possible when you are well, better to recover at home due to potential of catching germs!

Every doctor I know does this. None of them stay in scrubs or would wear them around. They change at the hospital. Most nurses I know do the same. I had 2 neighbors who's houses I could see from my front door who lived by me for over 10 years. They both worked with patients in the hospital. I have a good friend who is an emergency room nurse in Fairfax. We've hung out for 4 years. I have never ever seen any of these people in scrubs. When I see someone wearing them outside a medical setting, I assume it's someone from a vets office.

Thank goodness.