Gundersen Nursing Department

Role Identification Attire Grid

November 2013

Role / Top / Bottoms / Jacket / Shirt to wear under scrub/uniform top / Shoes
RN / White uniform/scrub top. (It is acceptable to wear a white professional looking shirt under a scrub jacket/vest/lab coat IF the scrub jacket/vest/lab coat is worn at all times. Scrub attire should always be the top layer of clothing seen by the patient.)
White uniform dress
Pediatric Clinics and Hospital – 4 West: Print scrub/uniform top with white background / Navy blue uniform/scrub floor-length pants
Navy blue uniform/scrub skirt / White uniform/scrub jacket/scrub vest or lab coat
Embroiderymay be added to the white uniform/scrub jacket or lab coat if desired – see below for specifics.
Pediatric Clinics and Hospital – 4 West: Print scrub/uniform jacket with white background / White / White, brown, navy blue or black as predominant color. Discrete piping and other colors as long as they do not distract from the predominant color.
LPN / Caribbean blue uniform/scrub top. (It is acceptable to wear a non-scrub type, professional looking shirt under a scrub jacket IF the scrub jacket is worn at all times. Scrub attire should always be the top layer of clothing seen by the patient.) / Caribbean blue uniform/scrub floor-length pants / Caribbean blue uniform/scrub jacket
Embroiderymay be added to the Caribbean blue uniform/scrub jacket or lab coatif desired – see below for specifics. / White, black or Caribbean blue / White, brown or black as predominant color. Discrete piping and other colors as long as they do not distract from the predominant color.
MA/Tech / Charcoal gray uniform/scrub top. (It is acceptable to wear a non-scrub type, professional looking shirt under a scrub jacket IF the scrub jacket is worn at all times. Scrub attire should always be the top layer of clothing seen by the patient.)
(Dark gray similar to charcoal is acceptable, such as “pewter” in Cherokee, “steel gray” in Landau, etc.) / Charcoal gray uniform/scrub floor-length pants / Charcoal gray uniform/scrub jacket
Embroiderymay be added to the gray uniform/scrub jacket if desired – see below for specifics. / Any solid color
Pediatrics Clinic = Print / White, black or gray as predominant color. Discrete piping, side panels and other colors as long as they do not distract from the predominant color.
CNA / Khaki uniform/scrub top. (It is acceptable to wear a non-scrub type, professional looking shirt under a scrub jacket IF the scrub jacket is worn at all times. Scrub attire should always be the top layer of clothing seen by the patient.) / Black uniform/scrub floor-length pants / Khaki uniform/scrub jacket
Embroiderymay be added to the khaki uniform/scrub jacket if desired – see below for specifics. / White, black or khaki
Pediatric Hospital – 4 West = Print / White, black or brown black as predominant color. Discrete piping and other colors as long as they do not distract from the predominant color.

Embroidery

The following identifies specific standards for embroidery:

  • Embroidery may be added to scrub jackets and/or lab coats (ONLY).
  • RN– lettering in NAVY
  • LPN – lettering in WHITE
  • MA – lettering in WHITE
  • CNA – lettering in BLACK
  • May choose to have name, credentials and role, or role only.
  • Role must be CURRENT.
  • Name and credentials may be added as it appears on your nametag
  • Embroidery does not take the place of a nametag
  • Embroidery is optional and at the expense of the employee

Reviewed 11/12/13