Fun question: Do you wear rings on the job?

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Just a curious poll! I'm a new nursing student, and see a lot of gals (and guys too!) who wear rings while on the job. How about you?

Michelle :)

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

I wear one plain band on my left hand. This strays the "are ya single" questions from patients.

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Single ring..wedding band for work...off work I wear 2-3 others...always afraid I'll loose a diamond in a pile of poo @ work...lol

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Nope, no rings. Too much handwashing and taking off of rings. I'm afraid I would lose them.

steph

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Before becoming a nurse, I wore lots of rings.

Now, I wear one, my wedding band.

Fear of loosing one is real to me. Lost a real blue sapphire 1/2 carot during a HHC visit. I know it fell on the floor, and when I finished my task, I went looking for it....... Visit in not so nice neighborhood, ten kids in the living room where I was working plus adults, the ring was gone forever. I think they got a big kick out of my crawling around on thier dirty wood floors while I looked for it. Not one offered to help me find it.:crying2:

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Just my wedding ring and I hope that I won't ever lose it.

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Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

I wear my wedding & anniversary bands on one finger, and my mother's ring on the other hand. I used to wear lots of Black Hills gold, but for obvious infection-control reasons this wouldn't be appropriate for work.

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

no i don't. i like my hands to be free of jewelry and long nails for sanitary purposes.

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No rings at work. Safer and easier to wash my hands.

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Specializes in Community Health Nurse.

I wear my wedding rings. I like wearing them. If the diamond gets lost, my husband will buy me another one...he'd better anyway. :D

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no rings, i agree that it is much easier to wash hands and get in and out of gloves without them. I wore my wedding ring at first but started seeing it as a harbor for bacteria. One girl in my class wears a ring on each finger!! Im always thinking eww, those must be covered in germs and soap scum.

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

not to mention the damage diamonds can do to gloves and worse, YOUR PATIENTS' SKIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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