I am currently in nursing school(RN).. I will graduate in Dec
I plan on getting both arms tattooed - - -nothing inappropriate
I would love to start it now - but I am wondering if this will hinder me from getting a job in the future
I would wear a long sleeve dress shirt to interview, and make sure I'd be allowed to wear long sleeves under my scrubs if they had a no tattoo policy (this is what the employees do at the hospital I go to school at)
Specializes in Pediatrics, High-Risk L&D, Antepartum, L.
I have no issues with tattoos. I actually love sleeves. But...I would hesitate to so a sleeve as a nurse. I worked a floor where we were not allowed to wear long sleeves. It really may cause employment issues. I would at least wait until you have employment settled.
All it's going to take is one crusty old bat on that panel who thinks people with tattoos have either spent time in prison or in the Merchant Marine sailing the South China Sea.
I guess nursing candidates who are considered FAT shouldn't be hired either...whether it be genetics or eating too much junk food or little or no physicial activity. Fat nurses set bad examples for patients...
I don't like painting, poetry, etc. And tattoos aren't an infection control/danger like facial or dangly piercings or even long, untied hair. It's a cultural thing. The reason our hospitals ask us to hide our tattoos around my area is because of respect for cultural differences and not to segregate out people who need care. While skin color is inherent and not a chosen aspect, some patients don't want hispanic/white/black/etc. providers. Should we forego hiring people d/t skin color because lots or even some people don't like them? No. They can get over it.
Are you really comparing tats to race? Really? Last time I checked, one can choose whether to get a tat, but no one can choose their ethnicity.
Are you really comparing tats to race? Really? Last time I checked, one can choose whether to get a tat, but no one can choose their ethnicity.
This should be obvious. I really compared the two. Tattoos are a reflection of who a person is. Everything you do, including your appearance, is. What if a patient took offense to my comb-over? It's ridiculous.
This should be obvious. I really compared the two. Tattoos are a reflection of who a person is. Everything you do, including your appearance, is. What if a patient took offense to my comb-over? It's ridiculous.
Yeah, but you can't choose the color of your skin or your race, whereas one can choose to forgo tattoos. To put them on the same level is foolish. Stop it.
Yeah, but you can't choose the color of your skin or your race, whereas one can choose to forgo tattoos. To put them on the same level is foolish. Stop it.
You have a right to your opinion. I have a right to mine. That should be respected - this is exactly what I mean. My tattoos haven't changed the fact that I've saved lives.
IrishIzCPNP, MSN, RN, APRN, NP
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I have no issues with tattoos. I actually love sleeves. But...I would hesitate to so a sleeve as a nurse. I worked a floor where we were not allowed to wear long sleeves. It really may cause employment issues. I would at least wait until you have employment settled.