What do you do with your wedding ring?

[Nephron44]

Hello everyone!

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?

Thanks!

[choughlesRN]

I'm planning to get a tattoo on my ring finger when I get married. That way, I can keep my ring at home, but still have something on me.

[SmilingBluEyes]

If it is a "high profile" ring with a lot of diamonds, etc, that can tear gloves, you are better off leaving it at home. It will tear gloves, leaving you vulnerable to infection. It can also harm patients if you are doing care and the diamonds cut them.

If it's a plain band, get it sized correctly and feel free to wear it.

[TruvyNurse]

I have my wedding ring tattooed on :) this is beneficial for work. But I wear my real ring most of the time anyways

[mmc51264, BSN, MSN, RN]

wow, I am the only one who wears mine! Almost all the women I work with wear theirs. My engagement ring is fairly low profile and I have zero issues with it. The only time I have taken my wedding band off was for a surgery and a few MRIs. I feel really weird with it off.

Hubby has outgrown his a few times and I am pissed at him for buying a $12 ring on Amazon instead of getting it resized.

We've been married 18 years. I also wear a right hand ring which is a gold band with stones and I wear a thumb ring too.

No policy about jewelry at my facility

[NurseSpeedy, ADN, LPN, RN]

I went to nursing school back when it was like boot camp-and no jewelry allowed. I placed mine in a small cloth bag in my glove box in my car and then put it back on when I got out.

As for sizing did you look into another jeweler to size it? I remember years ago having one sized to a quarter size in order to fit right. The halves were too big of a difference but the quarter size was an exact fit.

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

wow, I am the only one who wears mine! Almost all the women I work with wear theirs. My engagement ring is fairly low profile and I have zero issues with it. The only time I have taken my wedding band off was for a surgery and a few MRIs. I feel really weird with it off.

Hubby has outgrown his a few times and I am pissed at him for buying a $12 ring on Amazon instead of getting it resized.

We've been married 18 years. I also wear a right hand ring which is a gold band with stones and I wear a thumb ring too.

No policy about jewelry at my facility

I always wore mine, too. I specifically chose a low profile, smooth ring (one stone, channel set) that wouldn't tear gloves or scratch patients.

[grandmothero7]

... leave it on your FINGER.....

If in OR, place it around your neck on s gold chain......

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

I don't wear mine. It pokes holes in the gloves.

My ring does have sentimental value to me, but at the end of the day, it is an object, a material possession. Our love for and commitment to each other is strong inside us, with or without our rings. I would be sad if something happened to my ring, make no mistake, but I can certainly live without it for 12 hours at a time.

[broughden]

Im only a student at the moment, but between culturing E.coli, Staph, or being elbow deep in some porcine cadaver.....I simply leave mine on the dresser at home.

I have looked at the new silicone bands advertised on Amazon and have considered trying one of those as an easily cleanable and/or cheaply disposable alternative.

For those with or contemplating tattoos, with our prevalent divorce rate I will simply say: Good luck! LOL

[PJClinical]

I know what NOT to do with a Ring of Significance: pin it to a scrub top. I've seen many a diamond go into the linen barrel in the OR/ER/NI locker room. Those linens went to an outsourced uniform agency.

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

I know what NOT to do with a Ring of Significance: pin it to a scrub top. I've seen many a diamond go into the linen barrel in the OR/ER/NI locker room. Those linens went to an outsourced uniform agency.

Even on a chain, I would be worried it could be pulled by a confused patient or something along those lines. Though it certainly sounds more secure than pinning it to your top, where it could be forgotten and put into the laundry.

[Sassafras6]

I now leave it home. When doing any sterile procedure, all jewelry must be removed up to the elbow. I have cheap watch that goes in my pocket when doing sterile procedure. I do not want my ring getting lost among the items in my pocket & fall out if I must rush to a pt before putting my ring back on.