Was wondering if anyone works somewhere that they cant wear rings.
I work in a hospital and am not aloud to wear my engagement ring. Booohooo. I got engaged in April 2010. Initially my engagement ring was hardly ever on my finger so it was kinda like it wasnt my ring.
Then i took ill and have had 6 months off work. So my ring was never off my finger, I have the dent to prove it.
I went back to work on monday after 6mnths and I cant stand not wearing my engagement ring. I feel abit sad about it. boohoo.
Its also effected the choice of wedding band. I couldnt have the one i wanted coz it had diamonds in it. Got a plain band now. Its truely rubbish and i feel sad. xx
CommentAuthorMrsC.Wade2B
My mum works in a hospital and she wears her e~ring w~ring and eternity ring? she's worked there 11years x
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CommentAuthorHalloween_Bride
I am a chef & i cant wear any jewellery in the kitchen at all because of health & safety, i'm going to have a plain titanium ring
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CommentAuthormitch2509
yip me too... dont wear it at work, other wise i will get wrong
but i dont care about wedding ring ive gone for diamonds because i want them lol, but only half diamonds so i can turn it around so i dont get wrong so they dont see the diamonds lol !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CommentAuthorMrs (Dove) Pidgeon
A friend in this position got a 'work' ring, and a 'proper' ring. Both were blessed on the day by the priest.
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luce i had 8 weeks off and had mien on all time and i feel lonely but theres an indent on my finger ( finger isnt tight for me or anythign tho lol) when i takje it off and lasts til i get home, gud thinkin dove!!! i wont a wish bone kinda weddin ring wiv stones set in it so that be ok to wear! my engagement ring will tear the old ladies legs apart if i wore it!
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CommentAuthorLuce21
Yeh my engagement ring is too raised to wear for work. Plus i dont think i would want to wear it! hahaha.I know what i do with my hands.lol.
Becky-mine has an indentation on my finger too-so i just keep looking at that.
H2B has said that i might get an enternity ring of the diamond wedding band i want. Yes i still wont be able to wear it for work but least i would have the band on my dreams for special occasions.
I feel confident and happy with my engagement ring on. Even tho had it since april, i still cant stop looking at it. I love it so much.
The no ring thing only came in at my hospital last year. But we have a very strick infection control person who will read you the riot act if you wear it! never mind.xx
CommentAuthorlouise
I used to be in the same position hun. I worked in a hospital kitchen so i had to take my ring off. I sometimes forgot to put it back on after work so it was like i wasnt engaged. Left that job to go part time after i had my baby so it doesnt effect me now. I was also considering getting a "work ring" but didnt need to in the end.
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CommentAuthorsparkle
i work for a hospital but am community based so even though im not supposed to i wear my engagement ring and like today i take it off then im on call ive chosen a wedding ring with some stones in and plan to just turn it round so will see xx
omg it now says 2 months to go xx
CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
luce i take it in its case and put it on as soon as i walk off ward lol
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CommentAuthorlou_alex2000
i was worried about that when i worked in a kitchen but now im a full time mam. can u war it on ur necklace? wud it make u feel better?
CommentAuthorLuce21
Well, I leave mine at home as i would be gutted if it went walkies out of the changing room at work. I remember to put it on coz i get changed when i get home and its part of my getting dressed routine. Its remembering to take it off thats the worry-lol.
I just miss it- maybe its coz i have been poorly and i am only just going back to work. think it is a comfort blanket.i know i am a sop.
I did think about wearing it on a necklace-But i have been pull around the neck by a patient, more than once- so if they pulled it off and it fell i would be gutted.
So its safer-kinda at home.x
CommentAuthorlou_alex2000
it is better to b safe then sorry. i only take mine off when i et a shower and i miss it then so i hate to think how much u miss it. xx
CommentAuthorRachie :D
Can you not wear it on a chain under your uniform?? I take mine off when im using water or doing my hair/makeup. Im totally lost if I forget to put it back on
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CommentAuthorMagsy
my engagement ring didn't have stones for that very reason! we've never been allowed wear stoned rings, not allowed wear chains/necklaces either. some of it is to do with infection control, some to do with our safety(chain/necklace being pulled by patients)
CommentAuthorclareabella
i work in hozzi and i wear my rings what they gunna do sack u 4 wearing ur ring ermm they cant top u from wearing a gold band and no 1 can
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CommentAuthorsbride
I work in a hospital hun and we are aloud to wear an engagement ring and wedding ring, but thats it. I would check the uniform policy x
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CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
we cant wear any jewellery at hospital only studs in ears! ( well the ward staff etc) cos of mrsa etc etc
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CommentAuthorMrsWade2B
in the hospitals i have placement in you can wear one plain wedding band with no diamonds - so i usually just wear my ring on a chain that H2B bought me especially the first christmas after we got engaged. I only take it off completely if im scrubbing into theatre.........could you not wear it around your neck when your at work??? xx
CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
awww yes can wear plain band weddin ring! if they see us wiv necklaces on they make us take them off (just hide them til boss's go like lol)
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CommentAuthorHappilymarried Mrs G
When i ws working in the kitchen i wasnt allowed to wear my ring and i hated it. So glad that now i can wear, and be proud of my jewellry.
CommentAuthorGoff
The reason you cannot wear stoned rings when working in contact with patients is down to infection control and also the fact that you could very easily hirt a patient if you catch them with your ring, especially if they are elderly as they tend to have thinner skin than most....then they bleed into your ring, skin gets in it, germs can hide under the settings etc.....you see where im going with this? If you have to wear gloves because you may be barrier bursing there is a risk your ring may tear the glove......
You CAN wear a plain wedding band, but anything other than this is a tad irresponsible if you are working with folk who are seriously ill or susceptible to infection.
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CommentAuthorclareabella
well i dont so am ok he he
ooooo muchly love my mr c fletcher
CommentAuthorGoff
And yes, if their policy states that you cannot wear stoned rings, they will warn you and they can and will sack you.
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CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
i wud be sooooooooooooooooo guilty if i hurt one of my patients wiv it 2!!
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CommentAuthorlil miss sunshine
i work in catering and specifically got h2b to get me a ring with the stones set rather than raised as we are bit allowed stones at work but they have not said anything about my e-ring
and now the next chapter
CommentAuthorOct12bride86
Im a student nurse and I am not suppose to wear my ring. To be honest the things I do when Im on placement, in the hospital, I dont want to wear my ring. God knows what it would get stuck in it (germs and MRSA). I tend to take it off as I dont want to spoil it.
The ward I am on now there is no physically tuching patients, Its an elective surgical ward so there all in good health and leave the same day they come in. I have wore my ring on there but hid it from sister.
Kirsty xxx
Was 14 st now 11st 10lb
CommentAuthorLuce21
Yes its in our infection control policy not to wear anything with diamonds. So yes you could be disaplined and eventually sacked.
But I would be mortified if i caught a patients skin or found out that my ring had been the cause of a perosn getting MRSA.
So i know the reasons are totally valid for not wearing a ring- but i still miss it! But only 7 months till i get a wedding band. Will feel better then once i have a ring on. teehee.xx
CommentAuthorCal-lou
I'm a nurse and I don't want to wear my ring to work the thought of germs and other stuff on it yuck!!! Get a slim wedding band as a substitue engagement ring or wear it on a chain ? X
CommentAuthorButterflyDreamer
I am a healthcare assistant and we are not allowed to wear our rings either only plain wedding bands x
CommentAuthorLuce21
Role on getting my wedding band. I have gone for a plain plattinum band. Its a comfort fit, so is slighety different to the regular shaped bands. My engagement rind is the same shape so they look lovely together but equally as good apart.
CommentAuthormillwalljayne
I'm glad this got posted, I'm going to uni to start a nursing degree in September, so I'm probably going to end up with just plain titanium or platinum band! x
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CommentAuthorMrsOwen
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im a health care assistant and i had to get a different engagement ring, so ive now got a flat one which i can wear x
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CommentAuthormrswb2b
i train 4 times a week with my h2b and have to take my ring off when i go in the gym because i use weights and dont want to scartch them, i hate it as soon as im back in the house i run and put them on.
CommentAuthorMrs Mara Tester
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I can't wear my engagement ring at all coz i have really bad hand eczema that is made worse by jewellery. think yourself lucky you can wear it at all :(
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CommentAuthorLuce21
Mara- I am sorry to hear you cant wear it at all. I cant image how that feels. I hope you have found a way of keeping it close to you. In a pouch or some kinda accessory.
I think to be honest i posted this coz i was having a hard time at work. My H2B is my support, my strength, my pilar. Wearing my engagement ring helps me to feel his strength running through me. Yes I sound stupid but I was going for tests and stuff, he couldnt be with me but coz i had my ring and knew i was loved and its a reminder that he is with me all the time. I sound stupid saying that, but i dont have much support from others. He is my rock! And the rock on my finger is that meaning! x
CommentAuthormrslewis2b
im a hca on medical wad and i cant wear mine either.
im getting a very cheap band to wear to work and our maching set that h2b like for my actual ring. the cheap band will be as cheap as i can get it. it will only be a ïm married" ring.
im going into midwifery so with my ward im on now and my chosen career i dont want to ruin my proper ring with all mannor of bodily fluids, id be devestated. we where gloves when dealing with patients but u know there will be that one time someone has an arrest/whoopsie of some sort in the corridor when your unprepared!!!
joys of the job, but i love it and wouldnt want to be in any other profession
xxxxx
CommentAuthorstormie
i am a nurse on a nhs ward and cant wear my ring either. my ring is in excellant condition cos i hardly wear it. as i dont wear it in the house cos i h=dont want to damage it when doing the housework. i have ordered my wedding ring and i am having a plain white gold band, so i can wear it at work
CommentAuthorlouise88
I work with babies and pre-school children so I don't wear mine incase I catch them with it. But to be honest in the first hour alone of the day I have usually been digging in the mud, painted a masterpiece, changed a nappy or two, put hand gel and chemicals on my hands about a hundred times so I wouldn't want to ruin it xx
Can't wait to July when I'll be Mrs Lennox :)
CommentAuthorsmooch
Hi everyone. I'm sorry if this sounds like an advert but I wanted to let you know there is a way to have a sparkly ring without having diamonds. We sell 1000's of rings every year and many of them go to hospital and/or food workers. Having diamonds or other stones in a ring is allowed by some health organisations but not others. To get around this Smooch has developed a range of designs that look like they have diamonds in them by cleverly engraving the rings using sophisticated lasers. So you can have some sparkle even without stones.
MARA - HAve you tried Palladium/ Its hypoallergenic and many people who can't wear gold or platinum find that Palladium doesn't cause a problem.
CommentAuthorChezza
I cannot wear my ring either because I too work for the NHS screening newborn babies for hearing defects, I am quite happy to take it off though as I quite often see babies on our neonatal unit with infections and see the struggle they have and would not want to risk passing infection on to a baby from under my ring xxx
CommentAuthorLuce21
Thanks Smooch for posting that. I think ladies who dont have their rings would really benefit from knowing that they can have a gorgeous ring-without the diamonds. Its too late for me as I have already purchased my engagement and wedding bands. BUT I will defo keep it in mind for an eternity ring! Thanks Smooch! xx
