MLutiker

Haha, thanks. I'm thinking i'll start off in an er and get some good experience with chaos before finding a spot in mental health. :)

Like I said, the ink is from my past, I'm not currently getting work done. I understand the long sleeve thing. I know that once my superiors see me work they will be able to look past the occasional peekaboo tattoo. What I have is well done and tasteful, even pretty I think but I occasionally have these moments of self doubt where I try any excuse to say I'm not good enough and should just give up. I think my tattoos were a way to back out so that i don't have to be so afraid of failing. But I'm over it. :) There is nothing that will keep me from that degree!

Wow! Thanks everyone for all of the advice. You all are wonderful and have really put my mind at ease. I don't know where I will end up working because my husband works all over the country but I am determined to become a nurse so i'll just suck it up, wear long sleeves and make it work. :) you all are awesome!

That's kind of the way I'm looking at it too. In a competative job market, why choose me when there are plenty of other, non-tattooed applicants. It really stinks though. I have a 4.0 GPA and am doing very well. I know I would make a great nurse if given the opportunity... The clinicals at my school require us to wear long sleeves anyway so I guess I'm lucky there. I just have this icky feeling that this will create problems in the workplace.

I'll make this short and sweet. I am a 31 year old woman in college for the first time. I am pre-nursing and doing well but I'm afraid that I won't be employable because I have a full sleeve on my arm as well as a few other small but visible tattoos. I have seen many nurses wear long sleeves under thier scrubs but I'm sure there will be many times when the sleeves must be rolled up and my artwork will be revealed. I hate that my past poor decisions may have such an impact on my future but nursing is what I really want to do. Any advice? I don't want to waste my time and money in nursing school if I won't be able to find a job when I graduate.