tattoos/piercings

[Swellz]

Tattoos and piercings. I'm curious how they are handled in other facilities.

My nursing school had very specific uniform requirements. You could wear earrings, but only in the first hole and only posts, and no visible tattoos. It wasn't necessarily enforced by every instructor, but that was the policy. I was told it was the policy of the hospital as well, but if it is, it doesn't seem to be enforced universally. When I worked there, I didn't actually read the guidelines (which I should have), but I was told during my interview that noserings weren't allowed. I never did take it out.

Does your facility have a strict no piercing no visible tattoo policy? If so, is it enforced?

Just curious.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

And as long as we're talking about nudist nurses, we had to have a policy made at one facility that stated underclothes were mandatory when the hospital started getting complaints about one of our male nurses going commando in white scrubs!

And nurses seem shocked when we are frequently not considered a profession, or professionals. Sigh.

[burnrn85]

I went to a private, Christian college and the uniform policy was pretty strict (i.e. only one pair of stud earrings) but it wasn't enforced. I did remove/cover my facial piercings though and made attempts to layer so that my tattoos weren't visible through those horrid white scrubs. When I worked in the hospital, they had no specific policy related to tattoos/piercings; however, they did ask that I remove or cover some of my facial piercings except for my nose ring and that I cover any visible tattoos when I interviewed. I work as a flight nurse now and they do not have a policy related to piercings or tattoos. Our flight suits generally cover all tattoos anyway except neck and hands but we wear gloves during patient care and neck tattoos could be covered with a turtleneck (that would suck in the summer months!). Tattoos and piercings are such a common thing now that it's become more acceptable. I generally hear snide remarks about my modifications, but I'm comfortable in my tattooed skin, so it doesn't bother me. I tell people the difference between people with tattoos and those without, is that those of us with them aren't judging those of you without them

[burnrn85]

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