Tattoo's and nurses

It can depend on your facility but I have 4 tattoos and know many nurses who have them as well. Mine are pretty much hideable though-I think as long as you don't look too scary(tattoos all over your neck LOL) you should be fine.

I only have 1, and it's on my foot, so no one can see it under my crocs and the knee socks I invariably end up wearing (the kiddies love 'em and think I'm a pirate!). But when I got it, my NM told me she thought it was cute. I know 2 out of 3 of our dayshift HNs have tattoos, but again, none visible.

Where are your tattoos?

Alot probably depends what they are and where.

This question has been asked lots, so If you do a search, you can get some more feedback that way...:)

I think that tat's are fine. I have 4 as well and I also work with several nurses that have them. Everyone is very professional about it and noone goes showing them off to their patients.

[color=deepskyblue]i have five tattoos, but none are visible. i think it would depend on where they were and what they were of. i don't think they'd take too well to a big skull and snake on your neck or anything.

Keep them hidden. Its unprofessional if they show in my opinion. By the way, I have two.

I just got a tat Saturday. It's a butterfly that I designed myself:) Anyways, it's on my back and no one can see it. I personally wouldn't get a tat that was visible.

well I have 3 tattoos one in my wrist but when I wear a watch which is a necessity i think as nurse you can barely see it at all the other one is on top of my foot but i wear tennis shoes so you cant really see but like everyone said try to keep them to yourself i even have a nurse friend who has 2 sleeves of tattoos on both arms and they are skulls and Medusa and all kinds of scary things he just wears long sleeves all the time even in 105 degree weather..lol

I was student nurse on a Neuro floor when I noticed that the nurse that was also assigned to my patient had a chinese character on the inside of her wrist, I asked her what it stood for? She blurts out "Mercy Rocks!" as she works for mercy health care. What we both did not know was the NM was standing right behind me and let herself be known by busting up laughing. We all had a good chuckle over that one, talk about perfect timing!

LOL!

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