Usually, yes, there is some kind of distinction between the scrubs that nurses wear and the ones other healthcare providers wear when you’re on-site at a hospital or larger medical facility. “This helps the patient identify who is who on their care team,” explains Abraham, “[and] usually nurses are assigned some variation of blue.” Wofford breaks down the various ways scrub colors can be used to distinguish between healthcare providers: Nurses may wear different color scrubs than other on-site employees  Nurses on certain units wear specific colors Nurse managers or supervisors wear different colors than bedside nurses However, she also says it doesn’t work this way all the time—in some facilities, the color of your scrubs doesn’t matter at all.