| Designer scrubs have been making their way into | | | | look good, they feel good. When someone in the |
| many more medical facilities. Ten years ago, there | | | | medical field gets dressed and feels great about the |
| was not much of a choice when it came to scrub | | | | way he or she looks, he or she may have a more |
| uniforms. Now that shows like Grey's Anatomy, | | | | positive outlook on the day. While most of the time the |
| Scrubs, and Private Practice have made their mark, so | | | | word 'contagious' is not desirable in the medical field, |
| has the designer hospital uniform market. Although | | | | every now and again, something good will go around: |
| someone may have realized long ago that a nurse did | | | | smiles and positive feelings are often contagious. |
| not need to be shaped like a box in order to maintain | | | | Looking good is certainly not the only way to create a |
| the all-familiar trusted look, fitted medical uniforms | | | | positive outlook, but it definitely does not hurt. |
| never really caught on up until recently. | | | | In light of the fashionable scrubs trend, many retailers |
| In the past five years, several scrub manufacturers | | | | are now considering adding luxury maternity scrubs, |
| have developed a line of scrubs specifically aimed to | | | | custom-fitted nursing uniforms, and more stylish lab |
| be more flattering. Still fully functional with full range of | | | | coats. Not only do those who sport the medical |
| motion, the newer scrubs are made to compliment the | | | | clothing feel better, but also it has been mentioned that |
| body, rather than to hide it. The look of the scrubs has | | | | patients are more trusting and respond better to |
| not changed so drastically that the "untrained" eye | | | | someone who appears to be well groomed than by |
| would notice the difference. But to someone who | | | | someone who, for lack of better words, looks like they |
| wears scrubs every day, the changes are enormous. | | | | just rolled out of bed. It looks like Isobel (Izzie) Stevens |
| Many studies have been conducted on how influential | | | | and Meredith Grey have started a healthy trend, one |
| the media can be. Being influenced by the media is not | | | | that certainly does not seem like it will fade away |
| always detrimental. Most people know that when they | | | | anytime soon. |