{"id":46,"date":"2010-03-12T18:25:40","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T18:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/blog\/?p=46"},"modified":"2010-03-15T19:52:28","modified_gmt":"2010-03-15T19:52:28","slug":"choosing-the-right-hospital-gown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/blog\/hospital-gowns\/choosing-the-right-hospital-gown\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing the Right Hospital Gown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/shop\/tieclosurehospgowns.html\" target=\"_blank\">Tie Back Closure<\/a> or Front Closure Hospital Gowns <\/strong><br \/>\nThe closure of the gown depends for what the gown is needed for, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/shop\/Examination-H_gowns.html\" target=\"_blank\">if the gown is needed for a physical exam<\/a>, so then front closure gowns are the most preferred. If the gowns are needed for a hospital stay, so then the tie back closure is normally used. Today most tie back hospital gowns are a full overlap, which provide the patient with extra modesty and comfort knowing that they are covered properly.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>Size and length of hospital gowns <\/strong><br \/>\nHospital gowns come in a variety of sizes and lengths most gowns are a one size fits most. The size of a gown usually goes by the sweep a big <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/shop\/Oversized_H-gowns.html\" target=\"_blank\">oversized gown<\/a> that fits a 10X-Large has a sweep of 108 inches while a 3X-Large gown has a sweep of 78 inches. The average one size fits all hospital gowns have sweeps ranging from 52 inches to about 66 inches.<br \/>\nFor the length of the gown usually you will find the larger the gown the longer the length. For the most part the average length is 42 inches up till 52 inches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Color and prints of hospital gowns <\/strong><br \/>\nThe colors or prints of the gowns usually depend upon the styles of the gowns. For instance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/shop\/w-hosp-flannel-gowns.html\" target=\"_blank\">flannel hospital gowns<\/a> come mostly in floral prints but almost all gowns today you can find in a variety of prints and if prints don\u2019t interest you, there are plenty of gowns that come in solid colors. Whether you need men\u2019s solid colors or Women\u2019s you should not have a problem finding them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fabric of Hospital Gowns <\/strong><br \/>\nThe fabric will only matter if you need to wash the gowns many times and in most cases we do need to wash them. Generally the heavier the fabric, the more durable the gown will be during washing and wearing.<br \/>\nEco cloth which is a lightweight material is found by the cheaper gowns that normally are selling for $20.00 a dozen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/shop\/product1010.html\" target=\"_blank\">Demure<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/shop\/product266.html\" target=\"_blank\">galaxy<\/a> cloth which is a heavier fabric these gowns will last longer after washing and usually cost more.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"8%\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/shop\/product220.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nursinghomeapparel.com\/blog\/pictures-of-products\/MDT011189Z.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"89%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/shop\/product220.html\" target=\"_blank\">Deluxe Cut Medical Gowns<\/a> &#8211; Deluxe Cut Patient Gowns with Tieside Closure for Maximum Coverage.  Gowns close completely and comfortably, without embarrassing gaps, for total patient modesty.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" height=\"20\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/shop\/product471.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nursinghomeapparel.com\/blog\/pictures-of-products\/mdt011118.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/shop\/product471.html\" target=\"_blank\">Wholesale Medical Gowns<\/a> &#8211; These versatile straight back gowns have a convenient tie closure at neck and mid-back. All fabrics are a blend of 55% cotton 45% polyester.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" height=\"20\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/shop\/product271.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nursinghomeapparel.com\/blog\/pictures-of-products\/u1852.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/shop\/product271.html\" target=\"_blank\">UNISEX Exam Gown<\/a> &#8211; Cascade print gowns. Extra Roomy and Comfortable. This gown is constructed of 4.1 oz. twill fabric and has a tieside closure to provide complete patient modesty.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" height=\"20\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/shop\/product333.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nursinghomeapparel.com\/blog\/pictures-of-products\/u508.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/shop\/product333.html\" target=\"_blank\">Hospital Gown &#8211; Medical Gowns<\/a> &#8211; Full Overlap closure for modesty. One piece body construction. 62&#8243; sweep 43&#8243; length. Durable 55\/45 poly\/cotton blend<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" height=\"20\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/shop\/product576.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nursinghomeapparel.com\/blog\/pictures-of-products\/505.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td height=\"20\"><\/td>\n<td height=\"20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/shop\/product576.html\" target=\"_blank\">Plus Size Hospital Gown 5X<\/a> &#8211; These big size patient gowns are great for plus size patients where you want to provide them with comfort and dignity. Made of heavy weight poly\/cotton.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" height=\"20\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tie Back Closure or Front Closure Hospital Gowns The closure of the gown depends for what the gown is needed for, if the gown is needed for a physical exam, so then front closure gowns are the most preferred. If the gowns are needed for a hospital stay, so then the tie back closure is normally used. Today most tie back hospital gowns are a full overlap, which provide the patient with extra modesty and comfort knowing that they are &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/blog\/hospital-gowns\/choosing-the-right-hospital-gown\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Choosing the Right Hospital Gown&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[21,22,19,88,23,20],"class_list":["post-46","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hospital-gowns","tag-fabric-of-hospital-gowns","tag-flannel-hospital-gowns","tag-gown","tag-hospital-gowns","tag-oversized-gown","tag-tie-back-closure"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63,"href":"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46\/revisions\/63"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nursinghomeapparel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}