Any guys with visible tattoos?

johnny depp23 · Aug 18, 2011

So recently I got into tattoos. I got one on my forearm which is visible and am probably going to want to get some more visible ones on my arms as well... and possibly the back of my neck. So far none of my clinical instructors or employers (I'm a CNA for a home care agency) has cared at all. But im worried that eventually someone is going to care and that it might pose a problem, but i dont know if this is all in my head or not. None of these potential future tattoos or the one I have now are at all offensive. Any thoughts?

Usually older patients are scared of men with tattoos, esp if you are their nurse lol. Keep em covered!!

johnny depp23 · Aug 18, 2011

"Please note the latent Machievellianism and subtle maturity, above. Emulate the thinking, not just the style.:D" Funny, well said.
Cover 'em up is all. I'm pushing 40, my arms and legs are sleeved, and I've been an RN for a few years now. Before that, I ran the front end of my wife's family's restaurant, & before that I was a banker, et cetera. First impressions are a big deal - whether you're talking about a potential employer or a potential enema recipient. I work nights on a psych unit, so I have my sleeves rolled up most of the time. But if I'm admitting someone or haven't interacted yet with a patient and have to wake them up to draw blood or something, I'll cover up. Sure, you're probably a nice guy who loves his mother and has never smoked meth off of a broken lightbulb, but these people don't know that. Be professional and don't let some little old lady with antiquated sensibilities think she's getting a catheter inserted by a serial rapist pervert. Then, certainly, once you've established what a good boy you are you can ask her if she likes the Tasmanian Devil or topless pinup girls or cross-eyed portraits of housepets and flash some regrettable nonsense at her. In the meantime, it's about the patient's level of comfort and not your sense of individuality or pride in having been in prison. Why is this an issue even worth discussion? You're cool, we get it. Now cover up. Also, anyone with over-sized ear holes should get back in their time machine and make some better decisions in 1995. What else? Yeah, in my next life I will definitely not be married in nursing school while being a fully sleeved guy who has a penchant for ridiculously good-looking, motivated young women. I still have a lump in my throat and a tear on my cheek for the memory of that torture. A real figurative tear, not a tattoo.

Agreed with EVERYTHING you just said! Bravo :yeah:

oneaware · Oct 23, 2011

Move out of the area, my friend. What happened to you is extreme and assinine. I wear a long-sleeved thermal under my scrubs in clinical and simulation, but in lecture it does not matter. That's a dumb dress code. Now, if your tattoos are home-made, gang related, or just crude, I can see why you'd consider getting rid of them, but otherwise, I've seen some people go several sessions to get laser tattoo removal, and the ugly scars that they have are worse than what they were trying to get rid of. I tell them "You should have just gotten it covered up with another tattoo.