Calling all medical professionals! Scrubs & Beyond is nearing the end of its first ever Model Search, a social contest where fans will compete for a chance to participate in an upcoming photo shoot. In addition to the photo shoot, the winner will also receive round-trip airfare to St. Louis, a two night stay in an area hotel and a $300 Scrubs & Beyond gift card. Second and third place will receive a $200 and a $100 gift card, respectively. Hurry!!! This is the last chance to win! Submissions close on October 31, 2015! All contestants will receive an exclusive promotion after submissions close. Entrants will be required to submit…
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Medical Scrubs Mall Celebrates New Website Design with Giveaway
Medical Scrubs Mall has a great Giveaway on their Facebook page in honor of their new web design. Enter before midnight on Nov. 6, 2015, and you have a chance to win 2 sets of Cherokee Scrubs and a custom hoodie. Check out the new Medical Scrubs Mall website and new blog. window.amznpubstudioTag = “daretodreampr-20”;
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Starched White Uniforms Had Their Place???
Nurses get dirty. That’s just a fact of life and part of the job description. So nurses need uniforms that can take a lot of torture from on-the-job messes to frequent laundering with chemicals and temperatures meant to kill bacteria as well as the fabrics. Scrubs are one of the best things ever invented to fill this need. They offer many colorful options and a variety of designs to lighten the spirit. Thank heavens the days of white starched uniforms and white stockings are long gone!!! How nurses functioned in them is still a mystery. And those caps??? Whatever was up with those??? Scrubs are comfortable and allow for ease…
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Call for Interviews
I received a request from a fellow nurse and freelance writer, Linda Hepler BSN, RN. (Google her she’s written some excellent articles!) She’s working on an article now about spring uniform fashion and needs some input from nurses who wear uniforms such as what do you look for in fit, fashion and features, etc. I don’t wear a uniform, but if I did, I know it would be about comfort and having a lot of useful pockets and probably long sleeves because I’m usually cold. I know many of you wear the scrubs your facility provides or requires, but what would you change about them, or what do you like…
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From Uniforms to Unions and the H1N1 Vaccine Debate
A few tidbits of info… It seems New York State has rescinded its mandatory H1N1 flu shots for health care workers policy. With a shortage of flu vaccine, they have decided to prioritize who gets the vaccine and they don’t have enough to go around if they vaccinate all the nurses and other health care workers too. And from the Washington Post (free registration may be required) comes more food for thought about the H1N1 vaccine. Unionization of nurses always gets some blood flowing. Here’s something to think about before you make a choice. On a lighter note….Here’s an an interesting story about the history of nursing uniforms. I get…