10 Best (and worst!) Valentine’s Day Gifts for Nurses
Almost ten years ago now, my honey and I celebrated our first Valentine’s Day together. I, being the consummate romantic and girly girl, scoured the stores for the perfect gift. I settled on a nice shirt and a nice bottle of cologne. Excited for the gift giving, I wrapped the presents in heart themed wrapping paper and awaited the exchange. I learned a very important lesson that day; my honey is NOT a good Valentine’s Day gift giver. He gave me a heart balloon and a little ceramic nurse frog that was donning latex gloves.
Nowadays, we don’t do a big Valentine’s Day exchange, just a couple cards and something kitschy. His sister owns a flower shop, so I do usually get flowers and then I stump him with “Oh yea, well what does the card say?” He seems to get that right most of the time so maybe he really does fill out the card. So to give you all a heads up, let me tell you some of the worst and best Valentines Day presents.
Best
A Spa Gift Certificate, we love massages with no strings attached
A really great pair of shoes that you know we have been eyeing for awhile.
Flowers, we do enjoy these, just no baby’s breath.
A sweater from our favorite store with the gift receipt (Just in case)
Something sentimental, like a nice picture frame with a picture of the two of you from somewhere special
A weekend trip somewhere close but romantic
A “Fort Night”: Build a fort in the living room and watch a romantic movie with all the childhood favorite foods (sundaes, pizza, PB&J)
A nice dinner, we get to pick the place
A homemade coupon book with coupons for stuff we would appreciate (One Make Dinner AND Clean Up; One Foot Massage)
A trip to our favorite place: the bookstore, a coffee shop, a beach, anything that shows you are paying attention.
Worst
Anything Nurse themed; it takes a very rare person to get excited about a nurse ceramic frog. Let me know when you find them; I’d love to meet them.
Any kind of appliance. A vacuum cleaner does not spell R-O-M-A-N-C-E.
A gym membership. Enough said.
Anything you buy at the drug store (and we know what their stock looks like), i.e. a Valentine’s tiara, salt and pepper shakers, a huge stuffed gorilla, and/or vitamins.
Less than upscale lingerie. This should be a gal’s idea and if she hasn’t bought any yet, she probably doesn’t want to wear it.
Low end chocolates. If you are going to go the choco-route, please go Godiva.
Any kind of flower creation that has baby’s breath in it. Baby’s breath screams “old lady flowers” and its just really cheap filler. Get the green stuff instead.
A singing telegram…wait, this could go either way.
Any kind of self help book.
A mixed tape. No one should even own a tape player anymore.
These are my tips for you Valentine’s Day Gift Givers out there…I’m usually a pretty good gift giver so my advice shouldn’t lead you too astray. Just please, no nurse themed ceramic frogs, cats, monkeys, dogs…you get the picture. Happy Lover’s Day, everyone!!! ‘
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Monday, January 18, 2010
A PLAN to Achieve Your Weight Loss Breakthrough
You’re ready to give your weight loss plan a good, hard, realistic look. You want to make this year the year you take the age-old resolution off your list for good. So how do you do it?
Vicki Piper, Employee Wellness Dietitian at Children’s Cancer Hospital at M. D. Anderson, has helped nurses shed weight…even those seemingly-impossible stubborn pounds. In this interview, she attests it’s not enough just to set goals to lose weight.
To see real results, you have to back up those goals with a strategic PLAN to stay ahead of your appetite. Once you’ve picked your workout regimen, follow Vicki’s smart nutrition strategy to fuel and replenish your body and get the most out of your weight loss efforts.
Scrubs: What are some real expectations that nurses should keep in mind to help them stay motivated?
Vicki: In these days of frequent meals out, bagels as big as Frisbees and pasta bowls so deep your fork gets lost, weight management is difficult—but it’s not impossible. PLAN, PLAN and PLAN some more. Prepare meals and snacks at home and bring them to work. If you need to lose weight, remember that 1 to 2 pounds lost per week is a great rate. If you fall off the wagon, don’t beat yourself up—just climb back into your wagon on the next meal.
Scrubs: Could you provide an example of a “small meal” that a nurse could have several times throughout the day? Is there an easy way to calculate what’s right for each individual?
Vicki: A few ideas for small meals would be a meat sandwich on whole-wheat bread with a piece of fruit, a baked chicken breast with ½ cup brown rice and carrot sticks, or a bowl of vegetable soup with half a sandwich. To calculate your individual needs, check out mypyramid.gov and sparkpeople.com.
Scrubs: What are some tips for optimal nutrition to help your body recover faster from a big workout?
Vicki: Three key elements come into play when replenishing the body post-workout: fluids, carbohydrates and protein. The best fluid is water, of course! Next, muscles need carbohydrates to replace the carbs that were stored as glycogen and used during exercise. Fruits, legumes (beans) and whole-grain bread products are complex carbohydrates that will replenish muscles; they’re also loaded with fiber and other nutrients.
Preliminary studies suggest that a protein-carb combination may enhance muscle recovery and muscle refueling after exercise more effectively than carbs alone. Protein-carbohydrate combinations like skim milk, low-fat and low-sugar yogurt, low-fat chocolate milk and legumes will aid in recovery. A little bit of protein after a workout may help keep you feeling full. Remember, a quick 30-minute walk does NOT usually require refueling. Darn! Keep those snacks after workouts small so those calories you burned while exercising can help you with weight maintenance.
Vicki Piper, Employee Wellness Dietitian at Children’s Cancer Hospital at M. D. Anderson, has helped nurses shed weight…even those seemingly-impossible stubborn pounds. In this interview, she attests it’s not enough just to set goals to lose weight.
To see real results, you have to back up those goals with a strategic PLAN to stay ahead of your appetite. Once you’ve picked your workout regimen, follow Vicki’s smart nutrition strategy to fuel and replenish your body and get the most out of your weight loss efforts.
Scrubs: What are some real expectations that nurses should keep in mind to help them stay motivated?
Vicki: In these days of frequent meals out, bagels as big as Frisbees and pasta bowls so deep your fork gets lost, weight management is difficult—but it’s not impossible. PLAN, PLAN and PLAN some more. Prepare meals and snacks at home and bring them to work. If you need to lose weight, remember that 1 to 2 pounds lost per week is a great rate. If you fall off the wagon, don’t beat yourself up—just climb back into your wagon on the next meal.
Scrubs: Could you provide an example of a “small meal” that a nurse could have several times throughout the day? Is there an easy way to calculate what’s right for each individual?
Vicki: A few ideas for small meals would be a meat sandwich on whole-wheat bread with a piece of fruit, a baked chicken breast with ½ cup brown rice and carrot sticks, or a bowl of vegetable soup with half a sandwich. To calculate your individual needs, check out mypyramid.gov and sparkpeople.com.
Scrubs: What are some tips for optimal nutrition to help your body recover faster from a big workout?
Vicki: Three key elements come into play when replenishing the body post-workout: fluids, carbohydrates and protein. The best fluid is water, of course! Next, muscles need carbohydrates to replace the carbs that were stored as glycogen and used during exercise. Fruits, legumes (beans) and whole-grain bread products are complex carbohydrates that will replenish muscles; they’re also loaded with fiber and other nutrients.
Preliminary studies suggest that a protein-carb combination may enhance muscle recovery and muscle refueling after exercise more effectively than carbs alone. Protein-carbohydrate combinations like skim milk, low-fat and low-sugar yogurt, low-fat chocolate milk and legumes will aid in recovery. A little bit of protein after a workout may help keep you feeling full. Remember, a quick 30-minute walk does NOT usually require refueling. Darn! Keep those snacks after workouts small so those calories you burned while exercising can help you with weight maintenance.
A Nurse’s Favorite Sleep and Stress Relief Remedy
Taking a long, warm bath is an excellent way to relieve the stresses and strains of being on your feet all day.
Try a homemade lavender and marjoram bath oil mixture, which has the added bonus of moisturizing the skin while it gently soothes away all your worries.
The essential oils will be sure to induce a nice, deep sleep right when you need it.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons almond oil
7 drops lavender oil
3 drops marjoram oil
Follow these three simple steps to add the therapeutic mixture to your bath:
1. Measure the above ingredients into a small dish or bowl.2. Mix them together thoroughly, then pour the resulting mixture into your bath while the water is running.3. Relax and enjoy a long, soothing and refreshing soak.
If you would like to enhance the effect, consider adding a bath bag containing fresh lavender and marjoram to the water. Or hang the bath bag over the faucet as you run your bath, so that the water runs through the bag.
Aromatherapy and essential oil products can be picked up at your local health food store such as Whole Foods
Try a homemade lavender and marjoram bath oil mixture, which has the added bonus of moisturizing the skin while it gently soothes away all your worries.
The essential oils will be sure to induce a nice, deep sleep right when you need it.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons almond oil
7 drops lavender oil
3 drops marjoram oil
Follow these three simple steps to add the therapeutic mixture to your bath:
1. Measure the above ingredients into a small dish or bowl.2. Mix them together thoroughly, then pour the resulting mixture into your bath while the water is running.3. Relax and enjoy a long, soothing and refreshing soak.
If you would like to enhance the effect, consider adding a bath bag containing fresh lavender and marjoram to the water. Or hang the bath bag over the faucet as you run your bath, so that the water runs through the bag.
Aromatherapy and essential oil products can be picked up at your local health food store such as Whole Foods
SIX WAYS NURSES CAN HELP HAITI
Six Ways for Nurses to Help Haiti
Thank God for nurses. For although the world is mobilizing around Haiti to send aid and supplies, it's the nurses who can be the most valuable resource during a crisis like this.
Join your fellow Nurses, National Nurses United members, and the Registered Nurse Response Network on an emergency mission to help Haiti. Here are six ways to do so:
1. RNs volunteer here 2. Donate money to help send nurses 3. Download and post an informational flyer 4. Share the RNRN brochure (PDF) 5. Make in kind donations of supplies, etc. 6. Call the RNRN hotline: (800) 578-8225
Read our full article on what nurses are doing to help Haitians.
Thank God for nurses. For although the world is mobilizing around Haiti to send aid and supplies, it's the nurses who can be the most valuable resource during a crisis like this.
Join your fellow Nurses, National Nurses United members, and the Registered Nurse Response Network on an emergency mission to help Haiti. Here are six ways to do so:
1. RNs volunteer here 2. Donate money to help send nurses 3. Download and post an informational flyer 4. Share the RNRN brochure (PDF) 5. Make in kind donations of supplies, etc. 6. Call the RNRN hotline: (800) 578-8225
Read our full article on what nurses are doing to help Haitians.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Gorgeous Hair From the Kitchen Cupboard?
Gorgeous Hair From the Kitchen Cupboard?
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Posted: January 4th, 2009 By Alma G no comments
Many of my clients and friends complain about how expensive it is to keep up their hair. They mistakenly think that high-priced products are the only way to deliver celeb-status locks. I tell them there are plenty of little things we can do to keep hair healthy, shiny and beautiful—without spending a dime!
Yes, you’ll still need shampoo and conditioner, but you’d be surprised how much you can do with products you already have in your kitchen cupboard. The following treatments are all tried and true—I’ve been using them on my own hair for years.
Strength training: This is a great mixture to strengthen hair and remove split ends. Mix 2 teaspoons mayonnaise and 1 teaspoon coconut oil. Work through dry or damp hair and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse thoroughly with shampoo and conditioner.
Pump up the volume: This treatment is ideal for curly hair. Combine 3 tablespoons deep conditioner and 3 tablespoons Epsom salt. Microwave for about 15 seconds and work into hair from scalp to ends. Leave on for 20 minutes and rinse out with warm water.
In living color: This treatment will prolong highlights and keep hair bright and shiny. Blend 1 egg, 1 tablespoon olive oil, ¼ of a peeled cucumber and ½ cup Epsom salt in a food processor. Spread the mixture evenly through hair and leave on for 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
Weather the storm: This treatment combats frizz, breakage and other damage caused by climate change. Combine 1 egg yolk and 1 teaspoon virgin olive oil and apply to dry or wet hair. Leave on for 15 to 20 minutes, or a little longer if your hair is in really bad shape. Wash hair with a moisturizing shampoo, then condition.
With all the money you’ll save on products and treatments, you can splurge on a great deep conditioner. I’m obsessed with It’s a 10 Miracle Hair Mask, which not only deep-conditions, but also protects from thermal damage.
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Many of my clients and friends complain about how expensive it is to keep up their hair. They mistakenly think that high-priced products are the only way to deliver celeb-status locks. I tell them there are plenty of little things we can do to keep hair healthy, shiny and beautiful—without spending a dime!
Yes, you’ll still need shampoo and conditioner, but you’d be surprised how much you can do with products you already have in your kitchen cupboard. The following treatments are all tried and true—I’ve been using them on my own hair for years.
Strength training: This is a great mixture to strengthen hair and remove split ends. Mix 2 teaspoons mayonnaise and 1 teaspoon coconut oil. Work through dry or damp hair and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse thoroughly with shampoo and conditioner.
Pump up the volume: This treatment is ideal for curly hair. Combine 3 tablespoons deep conditioner and 3 tablespoons Epsom salt. Microwave for about 15 seconds and work into hair from scalp to ends. Leave on for 20 minutes and rinse out with warm water.
In living color: This treatment will prolong highlights and keep hair bright and shiny. Blend 1 egg, 1 tablespoon olive oil, ¼ of a peeled cucumber and ½ cup Epsom salt in a food processor. Spread the mixture evenly through hair and leave on for 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
Weather the storm: This treatment combats frizz, breakage and other damage caused by climate change. Combine 1 egg yolk and 1 teaspoon virgin olive oil and apply to dry or wet hair. Leave on for 15 to 20 minutes, or a little longer if your hair is in really bad shape. Wash hair with a moisturizing shampoo, then condition.
With all the money you’ll save on products and treatments, you can splurge on a great deep conditioner. I’m obsessed with It’s a 10 Miracle Hair Mask, which not only deep-conditions, but also protects from thermal damage.
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Posted: January 4th, 2009 By Alma G no comments
Many of my clients and friends complain about how expensive it is to keep up their hair. They mistakenly think that high-priced products are the only way to deliver celeb-status locks. I tell them there are plenty of little things we can do to keep hair healthy, shiny and beautiful—without spending a dime!
Yes, you’ll still need shampoo and conditioner, but you’d be surprised how much you can do with products you already have in your kitchen cupboard. The following treatments are all tried and true—I’ve been using them on my own hair for years.
Strength training: This is a great mixture to strengthen hair and remove split ends. Mix 2 teaspoons mayonnaise and 1 teaspoon coconut oil. Work through dry or damp hair and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse thoroughly with shampoo and conditioner.
Pump up the volume: This treatment is ideal for curly hair. Combine 3 tablespoons deep conditioner and 3 tablespoons Epsom salt. Microwave for about 15 seconds and work into hair from scalp to ends. Leave on for 20 minutes and rinse out with warm water.
In living color: This treatment will prolong highlights and keep hair bright and shiny. Blend 1 egg, 1 tablespoon olive oil, ¼ of a peeled cucumber and ½ cup Epsom salt in a food processor. Spread the mixture evenly through hair and leave on for 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
Weather the storm: This treatment combats frizz, breakage and other damage caused by climate change. Combine 1 egg yolk and 1 teaspoon virgin olive oil and apply to dry or wet hair. Leave on for 15 to 20 minutes, or a little longer if your hair is in really bad shape. Wash hair with a moisturizing shampoo, then condition.
With all the money you’ll save on products and treatments, you can splurge on a great deep conditioner. I’m obsessed with It’s a 10 Miracle Hair Mask, which not only deep-conditions, but also protects from thermal damage.
Share: By Alma G
Many of my clients and friends complain about how expensive it is to keep up their hair. They mistakenly think that high-priced products are the only way to deliver celeb-status locks. I tell them there are plenty of little things we can do to keep hair healthy, shiny and beautiful—without spending a dime!
Yes, you’ll still need shampoo and conditioner, but you’d be surprised how much you can do with products you already have in your kitchen cupboard. The following treatments are all tried and true—I’ve been using them on my own hair for years.
Strength training: This is a great mixture to strengthen hair and remove split ends. Mix 2 teaspoons mayonnaise and 1 teaspoon coconut oil. Work through dry or damp hair and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse thoroughly with shampoo and conditioner.
Pump up the volume: This treatment is ideal for curly hair. Combine 3 tablespoons deep conditioner and 3 tablespoons Epsom salt. Microwave for about 15 seconds and work into hair from scalp to ends. Leave on for 20 minutes and rinse out with warm water.
In living color: This treatment will prolong highlights and keep hair bright and shiny. Blend 1 egg, 1 tablespoon olive oil, ¼ of a peeled cucumber and ½ cup Epsom salt in a food processor. Spread the mixture evenly through hair and leave on for 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
Weather the storm: This treatment combats frizz, breakage and other damage caused by climate change. Combine 1 egg yolk and 1 teaspoon virgin olive oil and apply to dry or wet hair. Leave on for 15 to 20 minutes, or a little longer if your hair is in really bad shape. Wash hair with a moisturizing shampoo, then condition.
With all the money you’ll save on products and treatments, you can splurge on a great deep conditioner. I’m obsessed with It’s a 10 Miracle Hair Mask, which not only deep-conditions, but also protects from thermal damage.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
A Nurse’s Survival Guide to Holiday Gift Shopping
A Nurse’s Survival Guide to Holiday Gift Shopping
1. Shop online.
2. If you must go out to the stores, do it on a Wednesday, at 2 p.m. Most likely the older folks are off to dinner and the parents are picking the kids up from school.
3. Delegate. As much as possible. Then if it doesn’t get done, you get to blame the four year old that to whom you delegated buying the Christmas tree.
4. Get a prescription for Ativan, and use it, just in case you have to go shopping on any other day and time than Wednesday at 2 pm.
5. Bring back the “Your present is in the mail” line. Then when it doesn’t get there, blame it on the post office person. Blame it on the economy. Or like Milli Vanilli, blame it on the rain.
6. Give everyone you know a Fruit cake. Tell them its really expensive, vintage fruit cake.
7. Carry a flask of something alcoholic in your bag or pocket. Use if you have to go shopping on any other day and time than Wednesday at 2 p.m.
8. Get everyone on your list gift cards from the supermarket. Shopping can be done in less than twenty minutes.
9. Take an Ativan and a swig of your flask, in case you have to go shopping on any other day and time than Wednesday at 2 p.m.
10. The best way to survive the holiday gift shopping is…schedule yourself to work. Depending on your family, 12 hours dealing with Code Browns and Hard Restraints may be the most relaxing thing you’ve done all year.
1. Shop online.
2. If you must go out to the stores, do it on a Wednesday, at 2 p.m. Most likely the older folks are off to dinner and the parents are picking the kids up from school.
3. Delegate. As much as possible. Then if it doesn’t get done, you get to blame the four year old that to whom you delegated buying the Christmas tree.
4. Get a prescription for Ativan, and use it, just in case you have to go shopping on any other day and time than Wednesday at 2 pm.
5. Bring back the “Your present is in the mail” line. Then when it doesn’t get there, blame it on the post office person. Blame it on the economy. Or like Milli Vanilli, blame it on the rain.
6. Give everyone you know a Fruit cake. Tell them its really expensive, vintage fruit cake.
7. Carry a flask of something alcoholic in your bag or pocket. Use if you have to go shopping on any other day and time than Wednesday at 2 p.m.
8. Get everyone on your list gift cards from the supermarket. Shopping can be done in less than twenty minutes.
9. Take an Ativan and a swig of your flask, in case you have to go shopping on any other day and time than Wednesday at 2 p.m.
10. The best way to survive the holiday gift shopping is…schedule yourself to work. Depending on your family, 12 hours dealing with Code Browns and Hard Restraints may be the most relaxing thing you’ve done all year.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Hospital Hustle Video Game
Hospital Hustle Video Game
If you like to relax with video games, check out Hospital Hustle.
The star is Sarah, a recent nursing grad who can’t get a job in California, so she hightails it to a small hospital in Arkansas.
Sarah runs around doing everything from bringing prescriptions to different triage centers to taking X-rays, administering treatments and assisting in the operating room.
See if you can treat all the patients (and save their lives), run the ER on a budget and outrace malpractice suits.
Chances are you’re going to be good at this game. Or give it to your kids—maybe they’ll have a better appreciation for what your day is like!
You can download Hospital Hustle here (available on Mac and PC).
If you like to relax with video games, check out Hospital Hustle.
The star is Sarah, a recent nursing grad who can’t get a job in California, so she hightails it to a small hospital in Arkansas.
Sarah runs around doing everything from bringing prescriptions to different triage centers to taking X-rays, administering treatments and assisting in the operating room.
See if you can treat all the patients (and save their lives), run the ER on a budget and outrace malpractice suits.
Chances are you’re going to be good at this game. Or give it to your kids—maybe they’ll have a better appreciation for what your day is like!
You can download Hospital Hustle here (available on Mac and PC).
NURSES WHAT SCRUBS TO WEAR
Six DOs and DON’Ts for Putting Together Great Scrubs Outfits
Because most nurses no longer have to wear plain uniforms, you’re now faced with a sea of color choices and style options when you go scrubs shopping. Do you ever get confused about what goes with what?
We’re here to help you not only match your scrubs outfits, but we’re taking it a step further.
Consider this: The colors you wear can affect your mood and that of those around you.
Put the science of “color therapy” into practical use for your next scrubs shopping trip:
1. Sunny yellow.
DO wear white with a bright yellow top if you’re looking for a really fresh look. Yellow is considered a very energizing color that summons sunlight and optimism—maybe just what you’re looking for when you’ve got a long shift ahead of you!
DON’T mix too many bright colors. If you wear yellow, especially if it’s a brighter shade, you might want to make sure the other part of your scrubs outfit is a bit more muted in color, such as a dark green. And be sure not to confuse ’sunny’ yellow with ‘caution’ yellow!
2. True blue.
DO treat blue scrub bottoms like a pair of jeans when choosing a top—there are so many fun colors that will look fantastic! Lighter shades of green and violet look terrific with darker blue scrub pants, and if you’re really into orange, wear a top of that color with blue scrub pants. Blue is identified with calmness—perhaps a perfect color to wear on a busy day.
DON’T go for just any orange colored top to match with your blue pants. While deep orange adds excitement, bright orange can look cheap.
3. Basic black.
DO wear black scrub pants or tops. You can never go wrong with any other color you choose to go with them. One of the trends in fashion this season is pairing black with colors such as purple, gray, bright green or bright blue.
DON’T, however, earn yourself the monicker ‘goth nurse.’ Wearing too much black day in and day out can look empty and depressing to the nurses and patients around you.
4. Green with envy.
DO add green to your wardrobe. Green is associated with growth, vitality and openness and can positively affect those around you. Good options to wear with bright green include brown, dark blue and more muted shades of red.
DON’T choose too many earthy tones as they can be associated with melancholy. Warm shades of brown encourage closeness.
5. Red hot.
DO try a rosy red, soft pink, or violet for a scrubs top as these colors have a calming effect and are easy to match. With stronger reds, you may want to try lighter colors with it, such as light blue, light green or light yellow.
DON’T go for a highly saturated blue-red since it can be disturbing in large amounts and possibly increase anger.
6. Which white is right?
DO embrace a white uniform as it often signals crisp, clean professionalism to your patients. White also imparts purity and brightness of spirit.
DON’T buy a uniform that is blue-white as it can look sterile instead of inviting.
Because most nurses no longer have to wear plain uniforms, you’re now faced with a sea of color choices and style options when you go scrubs shopping. Do you ever get confused about what goes with what?
We’re here to help you not only match your scrubs outfits, but we’re taking it a step further.
Consider this: The colors you wear can affect your mood and that of those around you.
Put the science of “color therapy” into practical use for your next scrubs shopping trip:
1. Sunny yellow.
DO wear white with a bright yellow top if you’re looking for a really fresh look. Yellow is considered a very energizing color that summons sunlight and optimism—maybe just what you’re looking for when you’ve got a long shift ahead of you!
DON’T mix too many bright colors. If you wear yellow, especially if it’s a brighter shade, you might want to make sure the other part of your scrubs outfit is a bit more muted in color, such as a dark green. And be sure not to confuse ’sunny’ yellow with ‘caution’ yellow!
2. True blue.
DO treat blue scrub bottoms like a pair of jeans when choosing a top—there are so many fun colors that will look fantastic! Lighter shades of green and violet look terrific with darker blue scrub pants, and if you’re really into orange, wear a top of that color with blue scrub pants. Blue is identified with calmness—perhaps a perfect color to wear on a busy day.
DON’T go for just any orange colored top to match with your blue pants. While deep orange adds excitement, bright orange can look cheap.
3. Basic black.
DO wear black scrub pants or tops. You can never go wrong with any other color you choose to go with them. One of the trends in fashion this season is pairing black with colors such as purple, gray, bright green or bright blue.
DON’T, however, earn yourself the monicker ‘goth nurse.’ Wearing too much black day in and day out can look empty and depressing to the nurses and patients around you.
4. Green with envy.
DO add green to your wardrobe. Green is associated with growth, vitality and openness and can positively affect those around you. Good options to wear with bright green include brown, dark blue and more muted shades of red.
DON’T choose too many earthy tones as they can be associated with melancholy. Warm shades of brown encourage closeness.
5. Red hot.
DO try a rosy red, soft pink, or violet for a scrubs top as these colors have a calming effect and are easy to match. With stronger reds, you may want to try lighter colors with it, such as light blue, light green or light yellow.
DON’T go for a highly saturated blue-red since it can be disturbing in large amounts and possibly increase anger.
6. Which white is right?
DO embrace a white uniform as it often signals crisp, clean professionalism to your patients. White also imparts purity and brightness of spirit.
DON’T buy a uniform that is blue-white as it can look sterile instead of inviting.
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