frogtat2

I have 5 tattoos . However, they are placed in such a way that my scrubs cover them completely. I live in a very rural area that is slow to change. There are many people who are still offended by ink, and especially by a woman with ink. For those people, I'm just a nurse who is taking care of them. However, if I have a patient come in with tats, I can start a conversation with them about their ink, and why they have that particular tat. (Most tats have a meaning behind them, some emotional component attached to the image). I feel like this enhances the relationship I'm able to build with my patient; inevitably once I ask about their ink, they ask if I have any and it opens the door to a common ground. For me, it's the best of both worlds.

I started nursing school when I was 46. And surprisingly I had classmates who were my age and older. It's never too late to pursue a dream!