mnnielsen

i dont understand how there can be any doubt about what nurses and doctors should do with their weddingrings when they are at work: leave the rings at home! this also includes all other rings and watches, they dont belong in a healthcare environment. as a nurse you should all know that rings, long nails, nailpolish ect. are great places for bacterias to grow, bacterias that we as nurses should try to elliminate to prevent the riscs of giving our patients infections. infections that in the worst case can lead to death. yes you can try to cover your hands with gloves, but they do break. with a big enough stone you might even cut the patient! if you are suddenly called to an emergency how fast can you then put on a new pair of gloves? nursing is not about showing of your weddingring or status or whatever other excuse you might have to waer it at work. nursing is about the patient! lets not forget that.