missbeki

tferdaise I in no way intended to flame you! I too agreee that there is a time and a place for everything...... believe me, while none of my tattoos are offensive in anyway, i cover up out of respect for patients and all around me....I also take being a nurse very seriously, and hope that my comment above wouldn't sway anybody to think otherwise. I simply believe that having tattoos should in no way cause people to doubt ones skill in nursing. Too often i get comments from people ( as I said I cover up) saying "wow....You have alot of tattoos....you dont seem the type." I wonder what that "type" is exactly. Anyways.... I went off on a tangent again......Yes as Tattooed people we should cover up

I am a Nursing student (graduating this year!) and like yourself i am covered in beautiful tattoos! My program and every hospital I have been at requires that i cover them, which is fine. As mature tattoo collectors we need to remember that not everybody (patients and coworkers) have the same open mind that we may have. Even though tattoos have become a bit more acceptable there is a certain stigma attached to those who chose to decorate their bodies in this way. It is not right, it is discrimination, and while you should never judge a book by its cover some folks do and that is unfortunate......