Do you have visible tattoos or know anyone who has visible tattoos?

[xmilkncookiesx]

I was way younger when I got my tattoos done, before considering nursing.

I have on on my wrist going onto my hand, and on my other hand, I have one right on top of it.

I've used dermablend which did not work, used Kat Von d and didn't work, used Glamoflauge which did not work, went to a Sephora artist and they played around with a mix of makeup and nothing worked.

YES I know I shouldn't have gotten them there, so don't go judging me for it. I already learned from it. I don't want to hear all of that "you should get tattoos in other places" .. "You shouldn't have done that" .. All of that. I'm not here for that.

But if you have experienced the same thing and tried to cover any visible tattoos of yours or knows someone who has visible tattoos (e.g. Hands, fingers, wrists, forearms, neck, face, etc) please let me know or ask around what they've done to cover their tattoos up.

My professor has let me use a thumb hole long sleeve shirt for labs and she said she would speak to the director about my tattoos for clinicals .. But she never had and she KNOWS I have tattoos. So idk why she has yet to speak to he director and I start clinicals on the 23!!!

I emailed her days ago and she has yet to reply back and my school is closed. I was thinking of maybe wearing latex gloves (or non latex) prior to entering the pts room? A few nurses I've spoken with (during different tattoo removal consultations) suggested to use medical gloves or use the big bandaids that are waterproof ..

But I do plan on getting my tats removed during nursing school so that I can have them removed before graduation/before my nursing career.

I'm in my first semester of nursing school btw..

[OrganizedChaos, LVN]

Dishes stated previously in this post that it'd be an infection issue?

That's what I was saying.

[kalycat, BSN, RN]

I used to work in the OR and have never heard anything at all about an established tattoo being considered "fresh" and being an infection control risk - and I participated in a 9 month AORN residency that heavily emphasized best practices. Long sleeve undershirts and band aids, however, were definitely listed as infection risks. No watches or rings, either.

Ironically, I work for a conservative religious hospital organization and we have no policy against exposed ink. In fact, a large portion of the nursing staff on my unit has visible ink. If the tattoos contain nudity or profanity then our dress code says they need to be covered, but that's it. My organization also allows small facial jewelry, multiple ear piercings, etc.

When I really need to cover something I use Armani luminous silk foundation. It's $60 but the bottle lasts forever. I apply it with a stippling brush. That said, I seriously doubt it would hold up to proper hand hygiene practices.

I agree with the poster who stated that perhaps the school administration is trying to let this fly under the radar. Save your sent emails as a record that you tried to clarify the situation, but leave it at that for the time being. I also second the sentiment that if this is such a big deal, why wasn't it mentioned during the interview process?

Good luck op. Hope it works out. That "fresh" tattoo thing sounds like bunk. I would want to see some sources (but don't rock the boat too much; its nursing school and they do sort of have all the power at the moment).