I have a very important question that I'm hoping to get some help with:
My girlfriend is an RN and we've been dating for a couple years now. I've been saving up for an engagement ring (although buying one is still about a year away), and I'm pretty sure I have the design and what-not down but a thought occurred to me recently: what will she do with the ring while at work?
Something tells me that a diamond ring would get in the way of her day-to-day operations, and while I know she'd want to wear it, I wouldn't want it to impede her duties (which she obviously takes seriously).
So my question is this: what are some of the solutions you all have come up with regarding similar situations? Do you have a less expensive secondary ring you wear? Or do you just go ringless when you're on' shift?
Ok, well someone was voicing her opinion and that's all that it was. No need to be hostile about it.
When you're degrading other people's commitment, and how much they value their sacrament or the vows they took, because they don't/can't wear a certain piece of property during a select number of hours during the day, they tend to get offended. FYI.
Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
When you're degrading other people's commitment, and how much they value their sacrament or the vows they took, because they don't/can't wear a certain piece of property during a select number of hours during the day, they tend to get offended. FYI.
I'm not saying you've said this -- but those of us who choose to wear our wedding rings all the time tend to get offended when someone degrades their commitment to their job or their patients for doing so. I'm getting a bit weary of the self-righteous comments from those who say they'd NEVER wear their ring to work because it's a danger to the patients. (OR and NICU, you knew going in that would be an issue. But Med/Surg and ICU -- I fail to see my wedding ring as a bigger issue than someone else's Pandora bracelet or G-Shock watch.) And to everyone who says they'd never wear their ring to work because they might damage it . . . you can damage it cooking dinner, accidentally whacking your hand against a filing cabinet or re-potting your peonies.
This seems to be a hot button issue with lots of offense of both sides.
I just did a quick poll of the women on my unit who are married, a total of 7. We are a CCU/ICU unit and we generally perform most, if not all, of the care the pt's require.
Not a single one wears a ring with a raised stone while working. Three wear bands with flush mounted stones. Two wear plain bands. One wears a stainless steel band she said she bought on Amazon for $1.99. The last one does not wear a band at all.
Three said they do not wear their elevated stone ring because they think it's a hazard to patients, will get full of C-diff, or tears up gloves. Three said they are afraid to lose the stone. The last one doesn't have a ring with a raised stone to begin with, but when she upgrades, she said she will be in the "afraid to lose it" group.
I have noticed on the Med-Surg and Tele floors, where the techs do more of the direct pt care, I have seen some raised stone rings.
I also vote for asking her what she prefers. If you want it to be a complete surprise, I'd vote for a wedding set that has a band with flush mounted stones. You can always get a plain band later for a work ring if she prefers.
When you're degrading other people's commitment, and how much they value their sacrament or the vows they took, because they don't/can't wear a certain piece of property during a select number of hours during the day, they tend to get offended. FYI.
You're the only one that feels slighted. This was a thread about "do you wear your wedding ring at work or not". Nobody was degrading anyones commitment to his/her spouse. I think you may be a little too sensitive regarding this issue. If you choose to wear it, then fine. If not, then that's ok as well. I didn't realize how hot button of an issue this was. Kind of silly.
I never wear my engagement ring. It has nothing to do with protecting patients from skin tears or infection control... It's because I am clumsy and forgetful and would probably loose it. I loose all of my nice jewelry somehow.
I'm amazed you guys are allowed to wear them...our entire health organization bans anything from the elbow down! That includes anything but short and natural nails.
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When you're degrading other people's commitment, and how much they value their sacrament or the vows they took, because they don't/can't wear a certain piece of property during a select number of hours during the day, they tend to get offended. FYI.