Speak your mind and win a spot as guest editor at Lydia’s Uniforms. If you win you get a
$50 gift certificate to spend on new medical uniforms and your winning entry will be featured on our blog! Each month there will be a different topic, so feel free to enter every month to increase your chances of winning. We’re running the contest wherever you connect with Lydia’s, whether it’s our blog, MySpace or Facebook.
For November, I want to hear what you really think about hospital dramas like Grey’s Anatomy, ER, Mercy, etc. Leave a comment and tell me which of these shows you can’t get enough of and why. Or if you can’t stand these shows, what are your reasons? Are there medical inaccuracies that drive you crazy? Do the stories seem unrealistic to you? Whether you love these shows or hate them, I want to hear what you (actual medical professionals) think,
so leave your comment now. At the end of the month I’ll select one comment and
the winner will receive a $50 gift certificate to Lydia’s Uniforms. Good luck to everyone who enters!
The important details (there aren’t too many):
-Comments must be under 200 words.
-The contest will begin on the first of each month and end at 11:59 p.m. on the last day of the month
-One winner will be chosen from all of the comments we receive.
Grey’s Anatomy is back tomorrow with its season six premiere and as a faithful fan I know that I’ll be watching (after last season’s finale, how could I not?). Are there any other fans out there? What do you think will happen with George, Izzie and the rest of the crew in tomorrow night’s episode?
In addition to an all new season, there are also
brand new Grey’s Anatomy uniforms online at Lydia’s (that’s right, one more thing to get excited about). The medical uniforms are perfect if you love the show, but I would recommend them even if you don’t watch it; they’re so soft and have such a great fit that you can’t go wrong.
So what do you think? Will you be watching season six and checking out the new
Barco Grey’s Anatomy Scrubs? If you do either, share your thoughts
here!
My congrats go out to Shelly, the latest winner of our monthly Editor @ Large contest. Shelly entered the contest on Facebook and left the following comment about what makes her job more interesting than reality t.v.
I work as a Housekeeper at a hospital. Reality shows seem to be about drama & as a hospital housekeeper I see PLENTY of this on a daily basis not only within my department but throughout the whole hospital. My job is more interesting than a show because I am there in the "thick" of the events & it is all unfolding before my eyes..LIVE! I don't have to watch what happens through a t.v. screen, I get the sights, sounds and let’s not forget the smells! What makes my job great is that I get to be there in the 1st person sense of it all & that includes the feelings/emotions. I can't begin to say how many insensitive, strange, hilarious and my favorite… kind people I have come in contact with through my job! My job IS a reality show & I am lucky enough to be in the cast!
Thanks for entering Shelly, I loved hearing about your job and I hope you enjoy your $50 gift certificate to Lydia’s.
For everyone else who would like to win new medical scrubs, I have good news. The latest monthly contest is posted
here and in addition to that we are also running a
photo contest for the next week. So enter both contests and you might be getting your own Lydia’s gift certificate very soon. Good luck!
I enjoy the drama that is played out on T.V. and at times picture my self working in a grand hospital. Then I snap back to reallity, I work in a 35 bed hosptial where the experience is limited and I am slowly loosing all my skills. Sometime I say "I'm leaving" but I just can't its my home and we are already loosing all of our nurses to big countries like the U.S. and the U.K. Here I am a jack of all trades master of none. I am going to try give you a picture of this place. It's one long ward, it's separated in cubicles male and female. There is no medical or surgical wards ect. everyone is in one big pot. On the female side there's paeds. and matty. Even thou the place is small you go home mentally drained. On a average day I have at the max 16 pts. with limited staff one RN, one RN midwife, one nursing assistant. when the midwife get a woman in labour its the one RN and assistant to manage the 16 pts. Out of the 16, 4 are critical needing ICU care. I would have all medication to serve and still monitor the critical pts as ordered. Then there is still doctors rounds, with all appearing at the same time and all wanting their orders carried out STAT. Now there is still feeding of patients, turing of the medical bed patients, the surgical ones that have dressings to be done. ( lets not forget the midwife who is now deliverying a baby by herself another disaster waiting to happen.Yes the OBGYN doesn't deliver babies here, all they do are the CS). There is never an orderly around so all the heavy lifting is mine. I work whole shifts without a break because there is never enough staff to relief me. To make a long story short even thou the place is small it is stressfull having to think medical, surgical, peads, ICU and all that comes with illness in one shift. On top of the work load the treatment of the nurses by other staff and the public is one I would not wish on my worst enemy. Many days I cry before I go to work and I cry when I finish. I am thinking about leaving the profession but I love being a Nurse.
Name: Carol
I have been a pediatric nurse for the past 26 years and there is nothing that compares to the drama I see at work. My patients, whether newborn or young adult are all entertaining. When I take care of them, I treat them as if they are a member of my own family. I don't get involved in the emotional drama but I will do everything to assure that I am an advocate for my patient and his or her family. Patient safety is a priority too and I am always looking out for my patients best interest and what is the safest practice. Nursing is something that I have always wanted to do from the time I was a little girl in kindergarten and have never regretted it. It is truly a work of heart.
Name: Beatrice B.
State: Illinois
Speak your mind and win a spot as guest editor at Lydia’s Uniforms. If you win you get a $50 gift certificate to spend on new medical uniforms and your winning entry will be featured on our blog! Each month there will be a different topic, so feel free to enter every month to increase your chances of winning. We’re running the contest wherever you connect with Lydia’s, whether it’s our blog, MySpace or Facebook.
For the month of July I want to hear about what makes your job so interesting. We started our
Nurses in Action program based around the idea that your jobs are more entertaining than reality TV; so far we’ve received some great submissions that prove it. For July we’re incorporating the same idea into our monthly contest; tell me a story about what makes your job more entertaining than television and you could
win a $50 gift certificate for new medical uniforms. I’ll choose one comment and announce the winner in August.
Leave your comment now!
The important details (there aren’t too many):
-Comments must be under 200 words.
-The contest will begin on the first of each month and end at 11:59 p.m. on the last day of the month
-One winner will be chosen from all of the comments we receive.
Happy Friday everyone. Enjoy your weekend and when you're shopping
LydiasUniforms.com don't forget that we're currently offering 20% off ALL Cherokee medical scrubs in addition to $10 off orders of $79 or more.
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Top medical shows have nothing on us! As managers revolve in and out of the doors, babies continue to be born. We have the male secretary/tech (affectionately known as the "man-a-tary" to us) who can schmooze the phone off the hook. We have the compassionate, ultra-professional nurse who only hugs at Christmas and funerals (and then only if forced into it). We have the married, divorced and single parents. We have colleagues with the saddest, hardest, headline-making personal lives that terminally wound our hearts and remind us to be thankful everyday. We complain, criticize and lunch together. We secretly decide which physician or pharmacist would be our dream "back up" if our husbands were suddenly abducted by aliens. We wrangle for assignments are are thoroughly frustrated, frustrating and entertaining. We fight, bicker and insult each other and then we come together as a united front when the chips are down and move in tandem to save lives, fix the broken and console the mourning. We are what reality t.v. can only hope to imagine. We are a tight unit that is run by the greatest people never to receive an award.
Name: MARGARET H., RN
City: YORKTOWN
State: VIRGINIA
Did you know that Lydia’s has an
awesome selection of maternity scrubs? We have Barco medical uniforms, Grey’s Anatomy Uniforms, Landau scrubs and Cherokee scrubs all made just for expecting mothers. And fortunately, none of these scrubs skimp on style and there’s an awesome selection of colors and prints to choose from. A popular pick is the Grey’s Anatomy uniform which is comfy and fashionable. Check out this top
here or
browse our entire selection.
Do you already own a great pair of maternity scrubs from Lydia’s? If so,
leave a review and help our other mothers-to-be decide which maternity medical uniform is the best buy.
Have something to say? Leave a comment
here.
Happy Friday everyone. Don’t forget to take part in all of our Nurses Week fun here at Lydia’s Uniforms. We have sales, coupons and contests, so take some time this weekend to see what’s going on here at Lydia’s.
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For last month’s Editor @ Large contest I asked you to tell me about your favorite brand of apparel scrubs. We received lots of great, and diverse, answers. While reading all the comments I found out that some of you prefer Dickies, others swear by Grey’s Anatomy Uniforms and Koi is a favorite as well. But by the time I was finished reading your comments, it was clear that Cherokee medical scrubs were the number one pick because of their fit, durability, styles and price. Your responses left me with another question: Which line of Cherokee Scrubs do you prefer, Authentic Workwear, Flexibles or Touch? Vote in our poll below and share your opinion. And if you want to know who was the winner of the February’s Editor @ Large contest, check back Friday!
Pairing bright, bold colors with neutrals like browns, tans, black and grey is one of my favorite ways to make a style statement and it’s a simple way to freshen up any outfit (or in your case, any medical scrubs). If you visit our plus size scrubs store and click on the trends tab of the homepage you’ll see Caresse and Rebecca wearing plus size medical uniforms that pair pink and aqua with chocolate brown and they both look great (check out Rebecca’s look in the pic on the right.). The bright colors have a fashionable appeal and the brown helps tone them down a bit to give them a more professional look. Plus you’ll see that the scrub tops are paired with pants that match their trim; it creates a unified look, but still allows you mix it up instead of wearing just one color on top and bottom. So if you like this style check out all our plus size medical uniforms especially looks from Urbane and Lydia’s, which offer lots of color options and a variety of styles with contrasting trims.
And tell us about how you add style to your medical uniform with color. Leave a comment and share your tips!
January’s already over and February’s here which means it’s time for an all new Editor @ Large Contest! As usual the contest will run for the entire month and the winner will be awarded with a $50 gift certificate to Lydia’s Uniforms. Keep reading for all the details.
Speak your mind and win a spot as guest editor at Lydia’s Uniforms. If you win you get a $50 gift certificate to spend on new medical uniforms and your winning entry will be featured on our blog! Each month there will be a different topic, so feel free to enter every month to increase your chances of winning. We’re running the contest wherever you connect with Lydia’s, whether it’s our blog, MySpace or Facebook.
For February, we want to hear all about your favorite brand of medical uniforms. Which brand do you think is best and why? Are you in love with Barco Medical Scrubs and Grey’s Anatomy Uniforms because they’re irresistibly soft? Or do you prefer Cherokee Scrubs and their wide selection of styles and options. Maybe you’re not crazy about either of these brands, but there’s another one that you can’t get enough of. Regardless of which brand is at the top of your list we want to hear about it and why it made the top. So go ahead, leave a comment and tell us about your favorite brand. And don’t forget, doing so will enter you for a chance to win free medical scrubs from Lydia’s!
The important details (there aren’t too many):
-Comments must be under 200 words.
-The contest will begin on the 1st of each month and end at 11:59 p.m. on the last day of the month
-One winner will be chosen from all of the comments we receive.
P.S. Check back later this week to find out who won January’s Editor @ Large Contest!
Congratulations to Patricia, she’s November’s winner of our Editor @ Large contest here at Lydia’s Uniforms! We loved Patricia’s comment and as our winner she’ll be receiving a $50 gift certificate to Lydia’s Uniforms.
In November's Editor @ Large Contest I asked customers to tell me about the medical clothing uniforms that fit them best. I discovered that almost none of you had the same responses; you all have different favorite scrubs for a variety of reasons. It was interesting to hear which medical uniforms fit all of you best and why. Our winner, Patricia, loves the look of flare leg pants. Here’s her winning comment:
“I LOVE your huge selection on this site! The best pants I've found that flatter me most are the Cherokee Authentic Workwear Flare Leg Scrub Pant and the Dickies Hip Flip Cargo Flare Scrub Pants - can you tell, I love flares? Haha. As for tops, I've received TONS of compliments on my L.A. Rose tops. The tie on the back and the style/cut of the shirts are too cute and, well, they resemble NORMAL clothes rather than plain, boring old scrubs. They may not be the cheapest, but they're definitely the cutest! P.S. I can't wait to get my Tokidoki scrubs! ;o)”-Patricia
After contacting our winner I found out that she’s a student in New York who will be graduating this May with a Bachelor’s degree. She’s wanted to try out the Grey’s Anatomy uniforms and now she can! Congratulations again to Patricia!
Sticking with the theme of style and fit I’ll be posting a video on the blog tomorrow that highlights the brands and uniforms that are best for each body type, so check back then to see it!
And in the meantime, don’t forget to enter December's Editor @ Large Contest for your chance to win a $50 gift certificate to Lydia’s Uniforms. The contest has already started and you can enter now.
Season Five of Grey’s Anatomy is in full swing and I’ve been trying to keep up with all the new developments and the never ending drama (what’s up with Izzie and 
Denny?!). Since I know that many of you have been watching since September, I thought I would ask what you think of the cast members in their scrubs. Who rocks their medical uniform and who doesn’t? Or do you think that you and your co-workers look better and, of course, more like real medical professionals than anyone on that show when you throw on your Grey’s Anatomy Uniforms. I noticed that these hospital scrubs have 5 star reviews on the site and I think maybe it’s because you do look better than the cast in them.
So tell me what you think about the show, the medical uniforms and whatever else is on your mind! Leave a comment here.
Barco Medical Uniforms
Grey's Anatomy Top
Happy Friday everyone! I’ve decided that this weekend is a weekend for shopping. I personally am going to venture in the cold, rain and possibly even snow (yuck!) because I’m desperately in need of some new winter clothes. I have a feeling that boots are going to be must haves here in Michigan within the next day or two, so I better find some soon. You on the other hand can stay in and shop from the comfort of your home and this weekend is a great time to do it. If you’re searching for new stylish uniforms or designer nursing scrubs we have some awesome deals right now. We’re currently 
running a Designer Liquidation Sale, which features Katherine Heigl scrubs at their lowest prices ever, some as low as $8.99. This SoHo Contrast Print Scrub Top has always been one of my favorites and you can get it right now for only $12.99. If that’s not your style there are many more options including scrub tops, pants and medical coats. So go ahead, check it out.
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Melissa is an employee here at Lydia’s Uniforms and the other day I spotted her wearing this zip front hoodie from Katherine Heigl’s LA Collection. Come to find out, Melissa doesn’t own just this Katherine Heigl top, but three more tops as well! Here’s her explanation:
“I recently became semi-obsessed with the Katherine Heigl line because they are very well made and long-lasting while still being very comfortable. I wear plus sizes so I was concerned that it would not be a flattering line, Katherine Heigl isn’t exactly a plus sizes woman:), but I was wrong! I get so many compliments whenever I wear it, inside and outside of work. Other employees recognize the Katherine Heigl items I wear right away and comment on how good it looks in person. I have since seen a few other employees purchase some as well. We just have to be careful not to wear them on the same day!” - Melissa, Web Customer Support Supervisor
I guess Melissa is proof that some of these pieces are so stylish that they can be worn outside of the hospital or clinic. Do any of you own clothes from Lydia’s Uniforms that you wear as part of your regular wardrobe and not as part of your medical uniform? If so, what are they?
I was browsing through the entries to the Editor @ Large Contest today and I was surprised to see how many of you expressed that you’re allowed wear medical scrubs with prints and patterns on them. Those of you who are allowed to wear prints seemed thrilled about it. And it sounds like your patients love them too. So if you’re allowed to wear prints, why not go all out with bold, bright patterns?
For today I compiled pictures of some of my favorite bold, bright prints. Put on one of these scrub tops and see if you can get a smile out of your patients and co-workers. And if you have your own favorite print scrubs, send in a picture of you showing them off and I’ll feature it on the blog.
Clockwise from top left corner: Cherokee Flex-I-Bles Lots O' Dots Scrub Top, Koi Vanessa Cinema Scrub Top, Katherine Heigl New York by Peaches SoHo Contrast Print Scrub Top, White Cross Milano Empire Waist Print Scrub Top, L.A. Rose New Wave Kimono Scrub Top, Koi Madison Spiral Scrub Top
P.S. Don’t forget- Enter this month's Editor @ Large Contest for your chance to win a $50 gift certificate to Lydia’s Uniforms!
The colors of fall are here. I spent a few hours in my car driving yesterday and I saw one tree after another with yellows, oranges, browns and reds emerging from the branches; I realized that autumn is upon us. The rich colors of fall are perfect on the trees, but also perfect for apparel. All the clothing web sites I frequently visit are featuring these deep colors on their home pages and I think they have the right idea.
On September 16th I posted a blog about Halloween print scrubs. In that post I mentioned that a great alternative to print apparel scrubs are medical uniforms in fall colors. I didn’t give you any examples of what Lydia’s offers in those colors, so today I’m going to do that. Here are my picks for stylish scrubs in this season’s best colors.
Scrub tops from left to right: Dickies Contrast Mock Wrap Top in Mandarin, Katherine Heigl Woodstock Drawstring Mock Wrap Top in Cafe, Barco Grey’s Anatomy Scrubs Junior Fit V-Neck Top in Merlot
Scrub pants from left to right: Dickies Everyday Ladies’ Flare Leg Pants in Mandarin, Katherine Heigl Woodstock Low Rise Flare Leg Pants in Cafe, Barco Grey’s Anatomy Scrubs Junior Fit Pants in Merlot
What fall colors do you like to incorporate into your wardrobe for work?
It seems like a popular trend in workout wear is fabric that wicks moisture away from the body. I own a few tops like this and they really are perfect for exercising. The trend also seems to have caught on in the healthcare industry with many professionals wearing moisture wicking tees under their apparel scrubs- an understandable trend for a group of professionals who are known for constantly being on the go. 
When I was checking out the new designer medical scrubs by Katherine Heigl I discovered that the Performance Collection is entirely made from moisture wicking fabric. They’ve got a jacket, scrubs and a long sleeve tee that are all designed specifically to keep you cool. I’m actually surprised that this is the first collection of nursing scrubs like this that I’ve seen.
So what do you think about this trend? Do you already own moisture wicking tops or bottoms as part of your medical uniforms and if so which brands or items do you like best? The brand I’m most familiar with in this category would be Under Armour. I know it’s extremely popular for exercise wear, but does anyone wear it for work? I’m interested to hear your thoughts, so leave a comment!
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