what metal should my wedding ring be?

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I am getting ready to get engaged and since I am in nursing school I want to get a metal that will stand up to the crazy amounts of hand washing I will be doing. I dont want my ring or diamonds to dull. Does anyone have any advice for me??

Specializes in midwifery, NICU.

SBK, yes babe, when you have a wedding band thats plain, then wear that. Thats all that I and my co-workers wear. Until that precious time..( yes it IS a precious time!), keep your engagement ring safe, and wear it when you are off work. Believe me, I speak from experience, I lost my engagement ring, (and my dh saved to pay for it..it meant the earth!) now I have a new one, flashier, extra special diamonds but .....its NOT OUR engagement ring. See what I mean? Not the one we had when we were young and struggling, and that ring meant the world to me. Just take care of this special token, it binds your hearts, never mind if people who feel jaded feel different.

BTW..have been with my darling boy for 23 years, every token of his love still means the same as it did all those moons ago!

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I would suspect a machinist or a welder should be concerned with what kind of ring they are wearing.

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I understand that you don't want to leave your ring at home and you shouldn't. You feel like you not married and your husband will get upset also. So you should wear your ring to work and everywhere else, and the metal you should get is platinum. Platinum is durable and will outlast all other metals. And even if you scuff it when you start working you can easily buff it right out. GO PLATIUM LIKE P. DIDDY AND GET YOUR BLING ON!!!!!!!!!!!:balloons:

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Specializes in ER.

you know you want to wear your ring!! and so you should get platinum. i have it for both my engagement and wedding ring. its never let me down. and it still shines. ( i have to clean it weekly, but its still as beautiful as when i got it. it actually looks better as it ages (platinum i mean)) but the only downfall is the price. platinum is not cheap.

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Right. I shouldn't rain on anyone's parade.

Bad bad bad!!!

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Specializes in Cardiac.

Platnium all the way!

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depends on where you work too. wear your wedding band and keep the big diamond at home. years ago, i knocked my new diamond out of the prones in surgery, but it wasn't lost.

ohhhhhhh, i can't resist..................where did you find it?

:lol2:

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Specializes in Surgical Intensive Care Unit.

I got engaged earlier this year, and my finacee decided to buy me a second ring that I could wear at work that was more plain, and had fewer places for bugs to hide. That way, my diamonds won't get damaged, but I still have a ring to wear. Congrats!

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Specializes in rehab, ortho, cardiac.

how bout aluminum foil?

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Specializes in ICU,PCU,ER, TELE,SNIFF, STEP DOWN PCT.

I wear my band at all times, and have the diamond checked and cleaned, along with the prongs.

Here is wishing you many years of happiness

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Specializes in Home Health, Case Management, OR.

I am getting married in April and I will not be using my wedding set with the diamonds (white gold). Instead I will be using a plain gold band to wear to clinicals and when I am in the workfield. As fun as it is to show off diamond(s), at work really the only reason to wear a band is to symbolize your marriage not blind your pts with your glitz!!

Oh and by the way :balloons: Congrats!! :balloons:

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Specializes in Dialysis, Nephrology & Cosmetic Surgery.

I am really surprised that you are even allowed to wear any ring other than a plain wedding band. In the UK the policy is that the only jewelry allowed is a wedding band - without stines etc and a single pair of plain metal stud earrings. No neck chains, bracelets, wrist watches etc. If nurses are caught wearing these they are told to remove them and if they continue they would be taken down a disciplinary route - in theory it could lead to dismissal. It is well documented that you can harbour bacteria in the crevices in stones etc and with the high incidence of hospital acquired infections and people suing the NHS is taking a very hard stance on this.

As a seperate point - we use silver dressings as they are effective both in preventing and treating MRSA and other bacterias - so I suppose a silver wedding ring would be best - although I'm sure you would want a more traditional metal?

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