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Wednesday, October 1, 2008 by sandra ferguson:

we are able to wear all colors except white!

Wednesday, October 1, 2008 by abby gonzalez:

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Thursday, October 2, 2008 by Isis Ferrer:

I love this unifors!!!

Thursday, October 2, 2008 by Tamara Nicholson:

I love our dress code at work. We are basically free to dress as we please, in scrubs of course, just so long as we still maintain a clean and professional look. At work we all love when someone wears new scrubs, especially ones we like, we all gather and ohh and ahh. It makes you excited to go to work and in a way, almost feels like the first day of school. It's awesome to be able to express your personality through prints and colors and still maintain ease of care and comfortability. The new designs and looks of the most recent Lydia's uniforms are beautifuland most unique scrubs that I've seen in a long time, I wouldn't mind having at least two of each style and color. Thank you, Tamara

Friday, October 3, 2008 by rita pacile:

we can wear all colors and prints which makes wearing uniforms a lot more fun. Your styles are great- I would like to see more uniforms with a little lycra.

Friday, October 3, 2008 by Annette Fleming:

The dress code at my work is great! I work in an area with mainly alzheimers and dementia residents and my employer feels as long as our scrubs are clean and professional they are appropriate. The residents love the prints especially bright colors. I feel that scrubs with prints that reflect the season or the holiday help to remind the residents and my fellow coworkers of a positive spirit and look for the environment we are in. I also love when it comes to a special holiday time because I get to decorate not only my home but my work clothes too! I just have been introduced to Lydia's uniform site by a friend and I can't wait to put in my new order! I've passed this site information along to a few of my family and friends that are in the profession and look forward to more great items and savings in the future

Friday, October 3, 2008 by Connie:

I work at a hospital in the Physcial Therapy and Rehab Dept. We are allowed to wear what ever we want. Some of the staff wear street clothes and others wear scrubs. I love to have everything matching. I have crocs to match every color and style of scrubs. I"m very big int getting into the moment of the season. All the Holidays,gets every one else in the spirit of things & little children just love cartoon characters that we wear. White is good with other colors. Add my different colored crocs and that is so very stylish and still very proffessional.

Saturday, October 4, 2008 by cam:

LYDIA'S LIVE SERVICE IS AWESOME. LOVING IT

Saturday, October 4, 2008 by Jody W.:

I'm in Houston, TX, and we have to wear solid Royal scrubs. We can wear print tops on Fridays, and all week the week of a major holiday. It's hard to find Royal in the designer scrubs like Baby Phat and Katherine Heigl-could ya put a word in about that?

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Virginia Harville, RN BSN:

Until recently, I felt that our dress code at work was too restrictive. We have to wear ceil blue. The dress code is fine in that the ceil blue distinguishes the RN. This year we were finally able to wear printed tops that accented the ceil blue bottom. I thought I would be ecstatic! However, my problem now is that there are not many jackets to complement the printed top, so I basically continue to wear the ceil blue top and bottom. The brand that I love to wear the most is Urbane Scrubs...they fit my body perfectly. I would like to see Urbane make more scrubs in the ceil blue, as I frequently wear the same uniform throughout the week. We are not allowed to wear bracelets at my job, and we are only allowed to wear one necklace. Earrings must be small and not dangling. We are only allowed to wear one ring, preferably a person's wedding band. I agree with the jewelry restrictions because of the many germs that we are in contact with daily. We are supposed to wear our hair up off of our shoulders, however, this is truly overlooked. The bottom line is policies are written and enforced for good reasons, not to torture us; it's just like laws..they help to keep us in check. We are a group of professionals and must not only perform our roles well, but look clean and tidy in our profession.

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by LouAnn Mallon:

I am an occupational health nurse in a manufacturing setting. The employees love to see the nurses in fun, uplifting, and bright colors. It helps to pervade a positive and encouraging spirit throughout the plant. The only requirement is that the uniforms are clean and neatly pressed in order to add to our professional appearance.

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Robbie Mccaslin:

My dress code at work is very simple. We are expected to look clean and professional. The younger ones prefer the colorful retro look. The older generation leans more towards the classic white. But no matter the preference, Lydia's provides us with many choices allowing us all to look professional.

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by juline:

we have to wear navy blue scrubs with white lab jacket

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Holly:

I work for a large hospital system that has a standardized dress code throughout. The nurses can wear any combination of royal blue and/or white. CNAs/PCAs (that's me) wear teal. Pharmacy techs wear powder blue and tan. Everyone has a color(s) they have to wear. Mom/Baby nurses are the only ones that can wear prints. No rules about the style, just the colors. Not many other restrictions - "no offensive tattoos", the usual. We can wear jewelry. They say we're supposed to wear white shoes, but I "break the rules" and wear sneakers that have teal accents - I get compliments all the time! Just my way to spice up my uniform! I think the dress code's kind of a necessary evil. I do think it makes us all look more professional, but it is kind of boring after a while. I wish they'd give the everyone two color options - being monochromatic gets old. There is, thankfully, a glimmer of light in the distance for me. I'm less than 10 weeks away from graduating as an RN - so I'm looking forward to trading in my boring teals for new blues and whites from Lydia's!

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Nealy R Moyer:

We have a professional, yet upbeat dress code at my workplace. I work in a large hospital and it warms my heart when patients say to me, "Oh, I love your bright colors!"I make it a point to wear cheerful prints and I always wear uniforms appropriate for the season. I wear patriotic outfits around the Federal holidays and during the month of October I support breast cancer awareness by making pink my signature color. My co workers tell me that they look forward to seeing what I am wearing for the day. Ordering my umiforms from Lydia's allows me to indulge my inner "scrub suit diva"! Thank you for offering a variety of uniforms that not only meets my hospital's dress code, but helps me to exceed my personal expectations, as well!

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Danielle:

Love it!!

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Michelle:

Our uniform dress code is all white. Although most of the nurses I work with do not care for it, Lydias has some unique all white tops with embroidery or designs that keep it from being too boring and bland. I get many compliments on my tops! I have told many co-workers and friends in the profession about Lydias. I wish that a few more styles of the pants come in talls! Thank you for having white scrubs that are not the same old boring thing!

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Susie:

We can wear scrubs Mon-Thursday and jeans on Friday. We have matching scrub sets that we wear on Mon and Wed. All our pts seem to love them. We love to order on-line.

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Angela Sullivan:

I work on a med/surg unit where we are strictly told to only wear white. We have a new nurse manager who has become very strict with our dress code because she states that the patients "identify" nursing staff with "white". I disagree with this theory because when we were "allowed" to wear colors and patterns, we all received so many compliments on how pretty our uniforms were. I feel that as long as you arrive to work looking neat, polished, and professional, that should be the dress code. Wearing white all of the time is bland. On top of that, it is hard to find "whites" that are not see-through. Whites don't wash as well as colors, eventually they look yellow tinted and it is hard to find a good match in the laundry. Anything that spills (medications, etc) on your scrubs shows easily. I always find that wearing colors looks neater and is more liberating. Being that we can't wear typical work clothing, it would be nice to have more flexibility in our choices. Either way, lydias has always had a great selection of whites....most of which i always receive compliments on! Thanks!

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Marla May:

We are able to wear any scrubs except camoflage prints. Would like to see more tall pant options without drawstring waists - similar to Dickies Hip Flip line.

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Bonnie:

I work at a Duke Facility. We all wear "Duke Blue", which is defined by Duke as galaxy blue. I like it because it looks professional, and it makes it easier to determine who is a nurse, and who is a nurses aide. We have certain colors for pharmacy, radiology, etc. It does limit the styles because not everything comes in our color. I am fine with it!

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Nicole Bayless:

All depts wear navy scrubs. We can wear a print top if matches with navy. We can also wear a print scrub jacket if matched with navy. I understand why; so patients/visitors can determine who is staff and who is not.

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Nikki Rodriguez:

The only dress code requirement we have at our office is to wear scrubs! I love it because there are so many different styles and materials to choose from so you can be relaxed and comfortable one day to sleek and stylish the next.

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Joan:

Last fall we changed to a required dress code. RN's wear all navy. Our techs wear hunter green and our LPN's were royal blue. It wasn't so good at the start but people have found ways to still make their uniforms their own without going outside of the code. Now they are changing our shoe policy. That is a lot more of a hassle. People wear what is best for their own feet. We'll have to see how that goes. I understand the policies and all but sometime it can still be tough. They do so the spirit on all holidays and let us wear our holiday scrubs for the day. At christmas we can wear holiday scrubs for the week of. So we just have fun the best way we can.

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Crystal Morgan:

I appreciate the flexibility of our dress code at work because the requirement is that scrubs be clean, wrinkle free, and professional. This allows the staff to express individuality and allows our patient's to have variety as well. Many of our reception staff organize and wear the same color, or even the same scrub to offer a bright look and promote a team atmosphere. It is also great that on Friday we can support our favorite team. Lydia's has a great variety of scrubs and accessories, and offers modern looks that flatter.

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Teresa Covey:

Our dress code is very strict because we are LDRP and we want to stand out from all the other areas of the hospital in order to protect our babies. Our colors were chosen to match the deocr in our unit. Unfortunatley, the colors are "true red" and "steel grey", which have proven to be very hard to find, very few choices in stye, prices are high and never on sale. I have been trying to find pants & tops that fit since mid-August ( a real trick since no local stores have any in my size) and am still waiting for back-ordred stuff. I believe that security for our babies is the MOST important thing, but the colors are not very flattering on me and have been quite aggrevating to find. I love my new job, but I hate the choice made for our scrubs. A new job has enough challanges without adding the frustration of hours of time spent on-line or gas driving around to try to find scrubs that I hate, not to mention spending my hard earned money, too.

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Tammy DuBois RN:

I think it would be so great to give your repeat customers some kind of coupon for a change instead of always giving it to first time buyers. I spend a lot of money with you, I have over 60 scrub tops and bottoms, most from you and I can't remeber the last time you suprised me with anything. It is usually "on the next purchase", why not give us consumers that spend lots of money with you a surprise at purchase? IT's like being at work,doing a great job all the time and only getting spoken too when You did something petty. I will continue to shop with you and only you cause I love the customer service, Thank you Tammy

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Jean:

We can wear whatever scrub sets we like, as long as we appear clean and professional. We are not allowed to wear artificial nails, that has been the only restriction. The bright patterns and different styles are so welcome, and allow anyone to show off their own personality. Thanks for a great selection of uniforms!

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Jo Taylor:

The dress code at my work place is that the nursing staff have to wear scrubs. It doesnt matter what kind as long as that they are tasteful. I took the catalog to work with me and several of my coworkers want to place an order. So hopefully you will be getting alot of orders.

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Aretha osei:

I am able to wear all uniforms except all white which is for the nurses.We are not to wear dangling ear rings and necklaces,but to me it rather shows professionalism. It does not change my looks but every uniform that I wear adds touch to my looks.I have no problem at all with my dress code. My residence always admire my uniform and I feel very proud about that.

Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Ashley Popejoy:

The dresscode at my work is fairly strict, but I am so glad it is in place. We are only allowed to wear solid colored scrubs and the top and bottom must match in color. Also, you must wear a t-shirt under the top and your shoes must be clean tennis-shoe style (no Crocs). As far as jewelry goes, it must not hinder with working. Earrings are fine as long as they don't dangle, but rings must be small enough that they don't rip your gloves. Also, no facial jewelry in front of the ears! Like I said, this is a pretty extensive dress code, but I think it looks very professional and helps us do our jobs more efficiently. I am really enjoying hearing about others' dress codes too, because I think it is interesting how every office is run differently, yet it all works.

Monday, October 6, 2008 by Beverly:

Decisions, decisions— Will it be white or ceil blue? No other colors allowed-- Just these two. Hair off the collar, Just a plain wedding band-- If variety adds spice Our dress code is bland. All nurses look ‘uniform’— Individuality repressed Like a sports team All similarly dressed. But our uniforms identify us To those in our care And our patients recognize us In the scrubs we wear. We wear our ‘whites’ proudly Our ‘blues’ with finesse Our professionalism Is reflected in our dress.

Monday, October 6, 2008 by Nikole Hayes:

One thing that I really like at where i work is that we get to choose what we want to wear. Of course it has to be a scrub of some type, but it's all on our own preferences. It does not matter what color or style that we like to wear. Even our nurses can wear any kind of scrub. As far as the jewlery goes, we can wear anything as long as it won't hang down real far. If it is long enought to touch the person when you lean down then you are not supposed to wear it. I look through lidia's web site all the time and I love their scrubs they have!! You guys have got a big variety and they are all really cute. I keep telling my family members that I want some new scrubs for christmas. lol I love to shop and especially for work clothes. Everytime someone comes in with new clothes it seems like we stand out from the rest. We are alwaysgiving comments to each other.

Monday, October 6, 2008 by Safiya McCullough:

Where I work at we have to dress like we are school kids. We have to wear white polo shirts and khakis everyday. We are not allowed to wear any of the beautiful colored scrubs I have so many nice colorful scrub tops and pants and I can't wear them because of the dress code. Every year they are changing the dress code and people have to go and get in debt just to buy these outfits. Last year we had to wear ceil blue and now white polo shirts and khakis bottoms. Man I don't know whats next.

Monday, October 6, 2008 by Cathie :

We are able to wear really any scrubs in our clinic. But if wearing a shirt under scrubs it must be white. There are some common rules that the print must match with the solid pant. Or is the top is solid it must be the same as the pants. We can't wear navy or burgundy. White shoes. I love watching the sale items them I can buy more. I make alot of my tops to go with the solid pants that I buy.

Monday, October 6, 2008 by Felecia:

I've worn ceil blue scrubs almost 17 years. Now we can wear any color or style. I love it! My husband doesn't thought, he claims that I have spent way too much money on scrubs. Who could blame me though? Urbane is my pick of choice, but I like Sierra scrubs also. Love the material of Grey's Anatomy, but pants don't fit good. Cherokee scrubs are good, but not form fitting like Urbane. Dickey's are not consistant with sizes. Having a great time wearing my scrubs now. Wish someone would make more choices for men on scrub tops. My husband would not have much to nag about if I could buy him some different choices of scrubs to wear. He is a Nurse and I am a Respiratory therapist. We do look cute when we wear the same top. Thanks for the chat. Hope to see new styles soon.

Monday, October 6, 2008 by carolyn dawson:

we can wear any kind of scrubs or lab coat-i wish we were a little bit more uniformed in our choices-some of our employes get a little carried away,with jewlery-and hair - I would like to see some more rules in this department-I love your choice of scrubs- I am of the older generation--but there is still a lot of choice for me-I dont like to look like a old drab lady-your scrubs give me a chance to look a little younger-

Monday, October 6, 2008 by Lilly:

I work on a pediatric unit and we are required to wear white only. The theory is that "a nurse can be easily identified". With children the white is certainly identified! I am met with screaming when they see white. If I could were cartoon scrubs or colors I could at least interact with them before they realized I was a nurse and gain some trust.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 by Amy Nugent:

Our dress code consists of white pants and jacket for nurses. However, the RNs have more flexibility as to the color of tops, where the LPNS are suppose to wear eggplant, but the color can be difficult to find at times.

Friday, October 10, 2008 by Mallory:

At my hospital in Ohio, Oncology RNs have to wear Navy or White. This is to distinguish RNs from other faculty who also have designated colors; although RNs have different designated colors in each unit. However there is no sign posted that says "Anyone in Navy or White is an RN," so patients still don't know what I am. This really doesn't make much sense and I don't agree with this whole philosphy, especially because the patients still have no idea who you are. I've had patients address me as a houskeeper, a nutrition aid or a nursing assistant quite frequently. Oncology patients can be in the same hospital in the same room for weeks. The last thing they need is people coming in the room in the same colors day in and day out. How boring. I think it would be so wonderful to wear bright happy colors to brighten up these patient's days. It would give them something to take their minds off of their distress. Color alone can mentally and physically influence how a patient feels and we need to embrace this!!

Friday, October 10, 2008 by Tabitha Zaun:

I am new to the staff on a post-partum unit. As a floor with only RNs on it we do not have the need to stand out from other rankings, So the dress code that we have is all for infant security. We wear all solids of pink and navy. this helps to make our pink badges stand out for the moms to read our names. We do not want print to distract them from knowing who is taking thier baby or who is in thier room. I came for a Med-Surg floor that was anything goes type of place, so I thought I would be bored with my uniforms, until I bought solids with cute piping with the aproved colors. Just enough to keep me feeling fresh and young, but without taking away from security.

Sunday, October 12, 2008 by Crystal Hancock:

Recently I passed my State Boards and am now a nurse after four years of being an LNA. Not only did I change job positions, but I am more aware of the type of uniforms that I wear. The dress code for our facility is pretty relaxed, where we can wear anything printed or solid as long as it looks professional with white shoes or the recently approved popular Crocs. As a LNA I wore all types of printed tops from I Love Lucy to Blue Camoflauge. I wore these because I am more top heavy and never gave a second thought to solids,thinking they wouldn't flatter my body type... Until now. I find that a pair of the Dickies Inset Flare Scrub Pants and a Urbane Scrubs Mock Wrap Scrub Top not only are comfortable, but look very professional as well as fun with the bright colors. I love to mix and match my scrubs and always have some new combination to wear to work. Of course I wear my printed tops time to time but I opened up a whole new world of different scrubs to try with the solids. I guess the only downside to everybody in the facility wearing scrubs is that the patients do not recognize who is a RN or who is a LNA, which does occasionally pose some confusion. The only department in our facility with a "strict" dress code would be the dietary department, who must wear white, navy blue, or black scrubs, except on Friday which is dress down day for the entire facility, which is dietary's day to show off their fun new scrub tops. I know the girls in dietary resent that dress code and have tried numerous times to have it changed, but no luck yet. Hopefully someday soon!

Monday, October 13, 2008 by Jill Schmidt:

The RNs at my hospital were mandated to wear ceil blue or white uniforms in the spring of 2008. We are able to wear holiday prints only on Christmas Day, Easter, Valentines Day and Halloween. Prior to the dress code, we were able to wear any type of scrubs. I work with the older population and they always commented on the bright cheery prints. Most of my co-workers do not like the change. We were not given a voice in the color and find that ceil blue looks faded and often there are variations in the blue and it looks unprofessional with a top of one shade and the bottom another. We wear name tags and introduce ourselves as RNs and do not feel the uniform distinction is helpful. Physicians and family member will ask which nurse is caring for a certain patient and we are left with no option but, "it's the one in ceil blue". Thankfully, I have found several uniforms with a bit of style at Lydia's, but would still love to wear colors and prints.

Thursday, October 23, 2008 by cam:

Other Nurses at my place dont wear uniform dresses. I am the only nurse wearing uniform dress. It makes me look DIFFENT and some time as other nurse think "WEIRD AND SHOW OFF". Iam still wearing uniform-dress, but usually on Friday (it's our dress down day), so I can limit the GOSHIP. HAH HAH HAH. I AM STILL IN LOVE WITH MY UNIFORM DRESS

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 by JoEllen Irizarry:

Every time I pull on my hot pink scrubs, funky beaded badge lanyard, cute flowered socks and funky, printed headband, I think to myself, "I am so glad we do not have a dress code!" I express my personality and my moods with my scrubs. I reflect the weather and the seasons - ceil blue for rainy days, bright yellow for summer, red and green for Christmas. I have everything from classic royal blue and beautiful pale pink to funky Koi prints and a one-of-a-kind lime green with embroidered butterflies scrub set. My patients love them. Their faces light up when they see my outfits and they call me "the pink lady" and "the girl in blue". I like to stand out and I feel a dress code would feel stifling. Besides, if they ever implemented a dress code shopping for scrubs would not be nearly as much fun. I shudder at the thought of a closet full of navy blue or teal! Give me the freedom to choose my scrubs or give me a new job!

Sunday, November 2, 2008 by Vanessa Hankins:

I work with pediatric patients and they love bright colors and patterns. They smile when they see you coming. I feel it helps to brighten their day to be able to wear bright colors and patterns. I am glad the company I work for allows use to do this. It also brightens my day.

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