I am going back to the bedside after having an office job for a while. I recently got married and am wondering what I should do with my wedding ring.
My ring slips off easily, but if I get it resized any smaller, it will not fit over my knuckle. I don't want it to slip off when frequently taking off gloves, and I have tried silicone rings like Qalo, and I have the same issue.
What does everyone else do with their wedding rings?
My hospital has a protocol against anything below the elbows, including but not limited to sleeves, watches, rings and nail polish. We take infection control seriously because of the evidence we've seen from research. After all there are so many times in a day when you have to use hand sanitizer and it would be so frustrating to sanitize a ring or other item every time in order to protect yourself and your patients.
I don't wear any metal rings at work: I rip enough gloves on my own as it is, I don't need help. Occasionally, I might wear silicone band(s) but with all the times gloves go on and come off, plus all the handwashing in between, even they start to get uncomfortable. I'd rather not have any jewelry on my hands period.
I have coworkers who won't wear anything, to wearing just a simple band, to wearing full-on finger bling. To each their own.
I bought an ENSO silicone ring and I like it. I know you said you tried another brand but maybe try to ENSO brand? I work in Blood Draw and start like 40 IVs a day so I'm constantly washing my hands and I have absolutely no issue with this brand. My husband is a Geologist and works outside and has been wearing a men's ENSO ring since 2014 with no issue.
If you're ok with tattoos, get a tattoo ring. Yes, it will hurt, but it solves the problem all around.
Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
Luckily, I only have the one ring (I'm a guy), and I feel super weird not wearing it or at least having it on me. When I worked in law enforcement, I would wear a Qalo while on duty with my actual ring in my armor vest pocket. During training, I would just wear the Qalo.
Unfortunately, scrub pockets are too loose to keep my actual ring in!
My husband wears his on a chain around his neck -- when it isn't on his finger, that is. His isn't loose, doesn't slip off but there are certain patient populations with which he doesn't feel comfortable wearing a ring.
I do not wear mine to work. My skin is so sensitive and with all of the handwashing and hand geling it irriates my skin so much that my fingeres get noticeable irritated. People do know that I am married though. I have seen some people wear rings and others do not.
Luckily, I only have the one ring (I'm a guy), and I feel super weird not wearing it or at least having it on me.
Why? Are you any less married, do you love your wife less without wearing your ring, or is your commitment only valid if you are wearing a physical object around your finger? Why is it important that total strangers whom you will likely never see again after discharge know anything about your personal life? For that matter, why would or should it matter to them if you are single or married?
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