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| *Ostroff, Fair and Company>>>Health Care |
Nurses, techs, etc- do you wear your rings to work? |
Married and engaged gals working in direct patient care- do you wear your engagement ring to work? Does it ever annoy you when you put on gloves? Is the glove powder bad for your diamond? Do you ever scratch a patient/resident? Is it an infection-control concern? If you don't wear it does your hubby understand? Sorry for all the questions. Just want to know if I should wear mine. I never wear my diamond, I only wear my wedding band. Husband understands because he doesn't want me to loose my diamond either. I have known 2 or 3 nurses who have lost their diamonds at work. I don't think it's good for them when you are putting on and taking gloves off all day. Plus the bacteria that could get stuck in there. It is an infection control concern, our facility recommends only wearing your band. Take care. I'm not, but two sisters are - one in outpatient surgery, the other in ICU. Both have separate, plain gold bands they wear to work. I wear my ring, has a 3/4 carat diamond. Never had problems putting gloves on or scratching a patient, but that is always a possibility. I just try to be careful. The powder never seemed to bother the diamond, guess cuz it's real.. I wash my hands very frequently and ring. I got my ring specially made so it would not snare on gloves. Because stones do get caught easily a lot of people I work with do not wear their rings to work and husbands understand or don't care. Some women even went as far as getting a cheap ring to wear at work. Diamonds are one of the hardest substance in the world so no powder does not harm them, just makes them dirty. And no I have never scratched or heard of anyone scratching a PT with one. And they are not an IC issue. Even if you can't or don't want to wear your ring to work, there are alternatives to wearing it. A friend of mine began working in an ICU unit as an RN. She didn't want to ruin her engagement ring, so she wore it around her neck on a gold chain while she was working. I only wear my wedding ring. The diamonds have never gotten in the way, but the lotions and antibacterial foams we use really gunk it up. My husband would understand, but I feel naked without it. If I did feel the stones were in the way, I'd just wear a plain band. I'm male and not married, but I'm a Respiratory Therapist (RRT). I don't wear any sort of jewelry, except for a watch. The watch is necessary, so I have one that I can wipe-off easily if someone bleeds or throws-up on it. I saw something weird on an X-ray once, much to the entertainment of my clinical instructor. A doctor's hand was on the X-ray and her ring shadow was present on the film. It looked quite strange. When dealing with people in isolation, you have to wash your hands, wipe your pen, and wipe your scope off before you go. I think that you would have to remove/wash your ring too. The likelihood of losing it would be present. Carrying something to the next patient via your ring wouldn't be very good. My understanding is that hospitals will let you wear your engagement or wedding ring(s). It's a personal choice. I would not and I hope my fiancee/wife was sensible enough to realize that I was protecting myself, her, my patients, and preventing loss of the ring by not wearing it to work. Getting myself or someone in my family sick because of something I carried home in my ring would be very upsetting. |
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