Houston Nursing School Tattoo Policy?

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Hi. I've looked around the forums and found a lot of different information about nurses and tatoos. Since I'm from Houston, I'm curious about both the local hospitals' and nursing schools' policies on tattoos. I spent 6 years in the Navy, and few sailors make it out without getting some ink :chuckle ... I don't regret getting my tattoos, but I'm wondering...

WILL I? :uhoh3:

thanks in advance for your responses!

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Specializes in Onc/Hem, School/Community.

Good question! My tattoo is on my scapula area, so easily covered. I would assume instructors would want you to keep it covered. All I know for sure is that you cannot have long painted nails, so I had to cut off my long nails. :o I'm assuming you don't have that problem! LOL I think the main goal is to look professional.

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i can conceal all of mine too, but it might mean a t0shirt under my scrubs, depending on scrub sleeve length. but i have a friend who is a corpsman in the navy, and he has sleeves! he wants to get out and get his bsn, but has been told that he'll have a hard time getting into a school much less getting a job. i told him if nothing else he can wear underarmor or long sleeve t-shirts under his scrubs, and a long sleeve button up shirt to any interviews.

it would be a real shame to punish someone, who would otherwise be a great nurse, based on something as unimportant as tattoos.

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i can conceal all of mine too, but it might mean a t0shirt under my scrubs, depending on scrub sleeve length. but i have a friend who is a corpsman in the navy, and he has sleeves! he wants to get out and get his bsn, but has been told that he'll have a hard time getting into a school much less getting a job. i told him if nothing else he can wear underarmor or long sleeve t-shirts under his scrubs, and a long sleeve button up shirt to any interviews.

it would be a real shame to punish someone, who would otherwise be a great nurse, based on something as unimportant as tattoos.

guys...guys...guys....they do make long sleeve scrub jackets to wear with your uniform....there ... problems solved....lol...as a matter of fact .... we were required to get one. and the guys had to wear white tshirts under their tops anyways (whoops...excuse me..they are called lab jackets..lol)

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wow! lab coats? the poor patients must be totally confused as to who's who!

"excuse me dr.?"

"nurse."

"nurse?"

"nurse.":uhoh3:

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wow! lab coats? the poor patients must be totally confused as to who's who!

"excuse me dr.?"

"nurse."

"nurse?"

"nurse.":uhoh3:

We had to have our school nursing patches on our sleeves of our lab coats. Plus, as soon as we go into the room we identified ourselves as students,

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Specializes in trauma ICU,TNCC, NRP, PALS, ACLS.

just cover you tattoo..., most of my patients never get confused (b/c I address who I am first)

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Specializes in Onc/Hem, School/Community.

I always identify myself. Hi Mr./Mrs. Patient, I'm AussiePupOwner and I'm gonna be your nurse's assistant today. How are you?

I still get addressed as a nurse sometimes, but I just correct them. Just the other day, the nurse practitioner sent one of our patients over to me to get vitals done. He came up to the triage area and said, "I'm here to see the nurse AussiePupOwner" and I got up and shook his hand, smiled, and said "Actually, I'm your nurse's assistant." He then said, "You're always so good to me when I'm here - you're a nurse to me!" I told him, "That's nice of you to say, but just give me two more years!" LOL

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