I remember reading somewhere about a study where they cultured doctors' and nurses' (wedding) rings and found high bacteria counts around them. I suppose the same might be true of bangles. At the same time,  i believe no one is requiring the removal of rings....

Lisa Fontes, Ph.D.
University of Massachusetts

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>Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:04:22 -0000
>From: Health of minority ethnic communities in the UK <[log in to unmask]> (on behalf of "Colahan, Craig" <[log in to unmask]>)
>Subject: Re: NURSES' UNIFORMS AND KARA  
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>I'm interested in the response, and from my point of view, as a neutral.
>
>On one side (advocating removal of bangle): as a clinician, I believe
>it's best practise as a male, not to wear a tie and role up my sleeves.
>Wearing a tie, which usually doesn't get washed as frequently as other
>items of clothes, means there is increased chance of harbouring dirt and
>transmission. Same principle applies to short sleaves; it frees the
>forearms to be cleaned regularly in a day's clinic.
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>Thus remove the bangle, as it is a source of harbouring dirt and
>transmission.
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>On the other side (advocating keep the bangle): how often does a nurse's
>bangle coming into contact with fragile skin, occur? Moving and handling
>on a geriatric ward? Most moving and handling manouvres I know of,
>minimise contact between nurse and patient, relying on hoists for those
>patient s that cannot transfer. Bed baths? Seems a pretty weak argument.
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>If a bangle, of any religion or any other reason was hurting a patient
>in the course of duties, I would imagine common sense and duty of care
>to the patient would mean the person would remove the bangle for the
>duration of the task?
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>Craig
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>Hi
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>Does anyone have a policy or suggestions about whether Nurses who are
>Sikh should be allowed to wear a bangle whilst giving physical care to
>patients?  Is it reasonable to ask that the bangle be removed if the
>patient's skin is fragile?
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