These garments allow more movement and can be easily laundered when they get dirty. They are also relatively cheap so they can be replaced if and when they get stained. Scrubs come in a variety of colors and patterns with green and blues being popular for surgeons. Historically, surgeons wore aprons over their day clothes when it came time to operate. Physicians began wearing surgical masks , gloves, caps, and scrubs. Business attire is a clothing preference adopted mainly by professionals in medical specialties with a more considerable amount of consultation appointments.
Often physicians wear these outfits under their white coats. When doctors wear both these items together, they are easily recognized by both peers and patients. Professional attire is another word for business attire. Both categories include clothing one might wear to an interview. For men, this includes slacks and a dress shirt or, in some cases, a suit. For women, this includes slacks or a skirt and a dress shirt, or a length-appropriate dress.
Because this type of clothing can vary, many hospitals have dress codes which physicians are required to follow. Although the white coat may be a symbol of purity and cleanliness and is worn in combination with scrubs or business attire, studies find these clothing items often harbor germs.
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Next article Next generation cardiac pump improves outcomes, cuts costs. Formal: Light blue long-sleeved dress shirt and navy-blue suit pants, with or without white coat, with black leather shoes with one-inch heels for women and black leather shoes for men, and a dark blue tie for men. Formal attire with a white coat got the highest score on the composite of five measures and was especially popular with people over age It was followed by scrubs with a white coat, and formal attire without a white coat.
When asked directly what they thought their own doctors should wear 44 percent said the formal attire with white coat, and 26 percent said scrubs with a white coat. When asked what they would prefer surgeons and emergency physicians wear, scrubs alone got 34 percent of the vote, followed by scrubs with a white coat with 23 percent.
The results were largely the same for physicians of either gender except for male surgeons. Patients tended to prefer that they go with formal wear, without a white coat. The setting of care mattered, too. Sixty-two percent agreed or strongly agreed that when seeing patients in the hospital, doctors should wear a white coat, and 55 percent said the same for doctors seeing patients in an office setting.
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