Piercings

HeartsOpenWide, RN · Feb 23, 2008

I have my nose pierced and I had a Monroe, but I took it out on my own, I was never asked to. I am sure every school is different. A lot of girls in my class have their noses peirced and even some of the nurses at clinicals.

tiffdeandre · Feb 23, 2008

I have my nose pierced and I had a Monroe, but I took it out on my own, I was never asked to. I am sure every school is different. A lot of girls in my class have their noses peirced and even some of the nurses at clinicals.

what is a monroe?

donsterRN, ASN, BSN · Feb 23, 2008

what is a monroe?

A piercing above off the lip, and slightly off midline. It's supposed to resemble Marilyn Monroe's mole...

*Scrubs* · Feb 23, 2008

In the event they do not ask you to remove your piercings, you may want to consider it. During clinicals you may work with a patient that is not cooperative. I would hate to have something ripped out- ouch!!

jmgrn65, RN · Feb 23, 2008

The facility I work at does not allow piercing except one or two in the ear. Personally I don't know why people want to mutilate thier face and it literally makes me ill to see it.

If I was a patient seeing piercings would not invoke a lot of confiedence. Sorry no need to take offense I am sure I am not the only one that thinks that.

Jules A, MSN · Feb 23, 2008

We can only wear one pair of studs in our ears. Our clinical instructors have been known to check tongues! Its a matter of culture now like tats so I don't judge, in fact I think its kind of interesting.

DebanamRN, MSN, RN · Feb 24, 2008

No facial piercings were ever allowed in LPN school. The instructors checked tongues. Only one pair of studs were allowed per earlobe. We also had a panty check! But that's another subject.

Now that I'm working, I don't wear any hoop earrings - to many dementia patients who pull at anything they can get their hands on. Keep my hair in a ponytail, too.

Jules A, MSN · Feb 24, 2008

No facial piercings were ever allowed in LPN school. The instructors checked tongues. Only one pair of studs were allowed per earlobe. We also had a panty check! But that's another subject.
Now that I'm working, I don't wear any hoop earrings - to many dementia patients who pull at anything they can get their hands on. Keep my hair in a ponytail, too.

Lol, I almost forgot about the panty checks!

CT Pixie, BSN, RN · Feb 24, 2008

We were told on day one, that when we started clinicals (about 6 wks after the start of school) that there were rules and they were to be abided by or you were out.

Rules:

Hair must be up off collar (both men and women) how you wore it was up to you, but it HAD to be off the collar and off your face.

No jewerly except for a plain wedding band, a watch with a second hand and one pair of stud earrings. Where on the ear the earring was didn't matter (lobe, cartiledge etc) as long as it was only one pair and stud type. No hoops, dangling ones etc.

ABSOLUTELY NO TONGUE/FACE PIERCINGS OF ANY KIND EVER EVER EVER DURING CLINICALS. One girl looked like a pin cushion when we started school. You name it and it was pierced on her face..eyebrows (2 on each), nose, Monroe, right below the center of her lip (don't know that that one is called) her ears were scarey with all the "jewerly" on them. Those huge stretched out type lobes w/those cork looking earrings (again, not sure what they are called), her tongue..she finally took them out the morning of clinicals.

No nail polish unless it was a french manicure (and kept up, no peeling, cracking polish) or a flesh toned color. Absolutely NO fake nails of any kind, no acrylics, no silk wraps, no tips nothing.

jelorde37 · Feb 25, 2008

during clincals yeah. schools are really strict about looking professional. my instructor used to make us take off our piercings and cover our tats. you have a little more freedom while on the job though. ive never gotten in trouble at work regarding my tat or my lip piercing.