http://blog.weddingchaos.co.uk/2008/09/26/anger-at-wedding-ring-ban/ Weddings... Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:14:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 http://blog.weddingchaos.co.uk/2008/09/26/anger-at-wedding-ring-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-121 David Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:08:54 +0000 http://blog.weddingchaos.co.uk/?p=306#comment-121 Well said :) Well said

]]> http://blog.weddingchaos.co.uk/2008/09/26/anger-at-wedding-ring-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-120 crystalvelvet Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:43:20 +0000 http://blog.weddingchaos.co.uk/?p=306#comment-120 As an ex nurse, i have to say that i am actually in favour of this policy. i began nursing in 1988 and at the start of our training higene was drilled into us. We were given agar plates (scientific culture growing plates) to go around the wards and collect swabs from many different areas of nurses including pockets, hands, scissors, rings, hair etc. it was very evident that there was bacterial growth on many of the surfaces including rings and the creases between fingers. this was in the early days of MRSA, which has spread to extortionate levels since then. i firmly believe that all care professionals should be bare below the elbow so that proper washing and cleaning can be carried out. At the end of the day, what nurse wants to be responsible for killing off a weakened patient by passing on MRSA. It should be a flat blanket ban on jewellery full stop. The hall mark in my perfectly smooth ring does harbour muck so it's not just the fancy bands that should not be allowed. Would you want to be treated by someone who was wearing a dirty ring? If it's simply an issue of I want people to know I am married then introduce Mrs to the name tags. As an ex nurse, i have to say that i am actually in favour of this policy. i began nursing in 1988 and at the start of our training higene was drilled into us. We were given agar plates (scientific culture growing plates) to go around the wards and collect swabs from many different areas of nurses including pockets, hands, scissors, rings, hair etc.
it was very evident that there was bacterial growth on many of the surfaces including rings and the creases between fingers. this was in the early days of MRSA, which has spread to extortionate levels since then.
i firmly believe that all care professionals should be bare below the elbow so that proper washing and cleaning can be carried out. At the end of the day, what nurse wants to be responsible for killing off a weakened patient by passing on MRSA.
It should be a flat blanket ban on jewellery full stop. The hall mark in my perfectly smooth ring does harbour muck so it’s not just the fancy bands that should not be allowed.
Would you want to be treated by someone who was wearing a dirty ring?
If it’s simply an issue of I want people to know I am married then introduce Mrs to the name tags.

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