Finding Medical Attire for Women That Fits

The medical field does not encompass only doctors and nurses. Many women, of all professions wear medical scrubs and lab coats on a daily basis. Medical assistants, lab technicians, physical therapists and even veterinarians, their assistants and techs wear scrubs each day while working.

It doesn’t just stop there though. Women who are in those types of professions usually work long hours and therefore spend more time in their work clothes. In fact, depending on schedules, many women find themselves managing their day-to-day tasks while dressed for work. Stopping at the local grocery store on the way home from work, taking children to and from day care, even taking a lunch hour to run errands. If you are a woman in a profession which keeps you long hours and requires you to wear medical scrubs, then you know it is extremely important to feel comfortable in what you’re wearing.

For the longest time, most stores that carry medical apparel had a limited selection in not only colors and prints but in sizes as well. Sizes XS – XL was standard. What happens when you are a tall woman with small hips? You need to buy scrub pants in an XL to make sure they will fit in length but then the waist is much too big. Or what about those who are petite? Most women who need to wear petite pants are forced into an XS but those XS pants may be too tight.

It’s a frustration that so many women in the medical field have been dealing with and it doesn’t have to be that way! Women want to not only feel comfortable in what they wear but they also want to look great! If you are a woman in the medical field then you would agree that you would never buy regular clothing that did not fit properly, so why should you have to buy work attire that doesn’t fit?

There are wonderful online stores that carry these medical scrubs and lab coats that actually fit your size. Now you can find scrub sizes in 0 – 16 and regular pant lengths in sizes 0 – 16, and petite pants in 00P – 14P, and tall in sizes 0T – 16T. This is an incredible selection, in multiple colors too!

If you are comfortable in what you wear, you feel better. If you’re feeling good then your attitude and work performance is up to par. Sometimes it is all about the clothes!

Kimberly Green has worked in the medical field for years and has first hand experience wearing various types and brands of lab coats and medical scrubs