Student nurse with tattoos

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Hi,

I am a current nursing student and I will be starting clinicals next month. I have 6 tattoos, three of which will be visible. I can cover two of them up with long sleeves, however, the one on my hand is a different story. I have a butterfly on the top of my hand from my thumb to just past my index finger. Any suggestions on how to cover it?

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

If the rule is 'no visible tats' then your only option is gloves anytime you are within sight of a patient, family or visitor.

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Well for school... makeup will work.. but once you get into labs and clinicals? Maybe a bandage?

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Well for school... makeup will work.. but once you get into labs and clinicals? Maybe a bandage?

Oh, yuck ....that's going to be one disgusting bandage.

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True but makeup isnt an option.. it wont be there past the first handwashing, plus all the bacteria considerations. So a pocket full of large bandaids that you can reapply over the day might work.

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