Short answer. Whatever nursing school assigns. If nothing is assigned, navy medical scrubs are the first buy for nursing students — transferable, quiet, and hard to regret.
Ask before you fall in love with a jewel tone
Nursing students get sent home for the wrong color more often than for the wrong silhouette. Get the code in writing if you can.
If you get to choose
Navy, dark navy, black, or grey. Add teal or burgundy after you have a week of navy you trust.
Shop medical scrubs at Yireh
The Classic V-Neck set ($86), The Zip-Front Jumpsuit ($98), and The Fashion Flare set ($86) are built as medical scrubs — nine colors, real pockets, a cut you will still wear at hour ten. See nine colors after you know the rule.
