Jewelry policy

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Specializes in Neuro PCU, LTC, and soon OR.

At your facility what is the policy regarding wearing earrings etc. in the OR? Are small studs acceptable? Just curious:)

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Specializes in OR.

No jewelry allowed. The only exception is a single, plain band on your wedding finger, no gems, no grooves. Most everyone follows it, including management.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Interesting thought - I'm a pre-hospital RN who had to do intubations in the OR a few years ago and they had a cow that I have two bracelets that are soldered on. Since I was leaving right after the intubations, it was allowed.

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.

If we have a policy, it sure isn't being followed. Hospital wide dress code states no nose piercing over 1/8" allowed to be visible, no earrings larger than 2". It's hard enough to get that followed, let alone anything that the OR has that's more stringent (but I don't think we have a stricter policy than hospital wide, other than no rings when scrubbing, which everyone follows).

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Specializes in OR; Telemetry; PACU.

When I started earlier this year the policy was lax I think. I only wore studs, but others were wearing bangles and dangles, big rock rings, NECKLACES! I was CRINGING! I trained at a hospital where you weren't allowed to wear watches, so that habit has stuck with me. Last month the admins decided no jewelry unless it's covered by your hat (and then only studs). So I've been sans earrings since then. I stopped wearing my wedding ring several years ago when I had taken it off to prep and left it in my shirt pocket! :eek: I didn't realize it until THE NEXT AM! I called the ER girls who found it in my pocket...laundry hadn't been done yet.

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Specializes in Trauma Surgery, Nursing Management.

Studs are acceptable for earrings at my hospital. I have seen many scrub nurses wearing big ol' hoops that were uncovered. It is only addressed every once in a while and not enforced at all.

Along those same lines (of sterile conscience), it grates my nerves to see anesthesia staff with half of their hair hanging out of their caps, or men who have beards that are so long that the beards touch the front of their gowns. Nothing is ever said to them.

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