Random question: Would you wear a $300 watch to work

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I have been working m/s for almost 2 weeks and have noticed that so many of the nurses I work with wear either the Micheal Kors watches or coach watches. You wonder how I get close enough to notice this, but if you know the watches they are unmistakeable. I also notice that most of them wear their ginormous wedding rocks and since I am a newbie fresh out of nursing school, of course I leave my rock at home, but I was just wondering and polling you random nurses if you would risk wearing a very expensive timepiece or your wedding rings to work all day? Being so new, to me it screams INFECTION!!! lol. I wear my little old nursing school watch and feel so plain next to all the bling on the floor....

We aren't allowed to wear watches or rings where I work, and I wouldn't anyways...working in the good, those homeboys would be wanting it!

In the good? Huh?

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I'm always amazed at the size of the wristwatches on my (male) buddies who work in EMS/fire/law enforcement (cops, especially, love the big ones) - I think it's some sort of compensation mechanism! ;) Big watches for men are "in" now, I guess. :rolleyes:

My opinion (fact) a wristwatch is a huge fomite.

In regards to the specific original question: the cost of the watch is a moot point, watches are like little bacteria-sponges. Expensive or cheap, doesn't matter.

I wince when I see nurses with any kind of bracelet dangling over their gloves.

Those friendship bracelets which dangle into the toilet at the worst possible time: don't even get me started! They tied one loosely around my son's wrist at vacation bible school, leaving two 4" long tails; I cut it off - with his blessing - after demonstrating to him that it was dripping wet after he wiped. (Glad I can rant about things like this here since nurses have no qualms about infection control, no matter how distasteful it gets). :yuck:

Here's whatcha need: get digital (or read the reviews), though, so you won't hear ticking through the steth!

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Specializes in Public Health, L&D, NICU.
I have a swatch that I wear at work, it is plastic and washes off nicely.

I also wear my engagement and wedding band to work.

I love Swatch watches!! They remind me of high school.

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Specializes in Public Health, L&D, NICU.

I have a $20 watch from Charming Charlies that I love. It has rhinestones, and it's a "boyfriend" watch so it's loose on my wrist. I do home visits, and only contact poop and pee if I'm helping to change a diaper. I also wear my engagement ring and wedding band, but they are both very modest, I married young. When I worked in NICU, we couldn't wear diamonds or watches, so I bought a pretty band with a design on it.

I wouldn't wear anything bigger or more expensive because I go in some sketchy neighborhoods, and I'd prefer passing on a mugging.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, NICU.

Also, I'm not sure why people are comparing watches to engagement and wedding rings in terms of expense. Two different things, in my opinion.

Either way, I don't see why people wear the wedding bands to work. My clinical instructor has a student who was wearing her wedding band (or was it an engagement ring?) and lost it at clinical. Perhaps when she pulled the glove off, she didn't realize that it took the ring off with it.

I would have been devastated!

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Specializes in Neuro.

I do wear a nice watch to work, ceramic, rather expensive, and it cleans just fine with alcohol. I worked for it and am proud to wear it. I wear a simple band as I do not want to clean stones everyday. I leave the stones at home.

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Specializes in PDN; Burn; Phone triage.

I personally insist on wearing my 50,000 dollar genuine Rolex everywhere. Also, my driver takes me to work every night in a limo because in certain circles, it's taboo to be seen driving yourself anywhere.

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Specializes in 4.

I wear a watch that suits me. It cost about $40, is made out of rubber so it's easy to keep clean, has both military time & standard time. I work in an surgery setting, so jewelry is not very feasible or smart. If you have ever worked in Psych you'd also know why. You just never know what will happen & although I love my jewelry, I don't need it to get in my way. This is just my opinion & wearing gloves with a ring on, is such a pain in the behind unless you are just wearing a plain band. Maybe when I come up a little more I will be the nurse with the $300 Michael Kors watch but I highly doubt it.

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Specializes in Medical Oncology, Alzheimer/dementia.

I have a Bulova watch. I don't know how much my husband paid for it. It's the most expensive watch I own, so I wouldn't wear it to work. I have a $10 watch that works just fine for me.

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Specializes in CMSRN.

I wear a silicone watch that a friend of mine gave me because she didn't like it anymore. I also don't wear my wedding/engagement set or a birthstone ring to work. I don't worry about the cost nearly as much as infection and what a pain it is to put on gloves with rings.

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I personally insist on wearing my 50000 dollar genuine Rolex everywhere. Also, my driver takes me to work every night in a limo because in certain circles, it's taboo to be seen driving yourself anywhere.[/quote']

Lollllll. Thanks for the giggles; )

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I have a Citizens Eco-Drive I got for Mothers Day when my kids were a year old - the only reason I don't wear it is because it does not have a second hand...I have a $15 Target watch that is digital...

I do wear my wedding band/engagement rings to work simply because!

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