Too ugly to be a nurse..?!?

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Before I begin... I want to say,

HELLO EVERYONE! I'm new to this site. I recently signed up after researching information on nursing and found this forum.

I'm in college studying health care sciences I'm trying to get into the LPN program. I know have the brains and I will make the grades but, I'm a little insecure about the way I look. I don't think I look like the average nurse you'll see in medical offices or hospitals.

1) I'm very short (5'0ft)

2) I weight 135 but I have tiny measurements & limbs. I'm like the size of an 12 year old.

3) My face.. isn't that hot either ������. I have a big nose, ance scarring and chin dimple. I hate!!!!

4) I could wear foundation to cover up the ance scarring but, I have super oily skin so, after hours of wearing it. My face is so greasy & shiny.

I know it sounds like I'm beating up myself, but, I'm not. I'm constantly overhearding people calling me, "ugly" or I look like a man. Idk... If I should apply for the program because of it.

I don't want anyone to not want me to touch them because of my physical appearance.

Hey girl.... You are beautiful, just the way you are.

*Gets on knee and offers you a virtual flower*

As a fellow acne sufferer, I feel your pain. Whilst it has never affected my ability as a nurse, it has greatly affected my self confidence.

If you want to sort out the acne scarring, see a dermatologist. I've had skin peels and they were a wonder for my skin. I once worked three night shifts in a row after i'd just had a peel. Hardly anyone noticed my weirdly peeling face lol.

And invest in some good skin serums. I've spent a fortune trying to get clear skin and I can't recommend The Ordinary enough (it's a Canadian brand but sold worldwide). It's cosmeceutical grade serums and skin products at a fraction of the prices your dermatologists will be trying to sell you. Do your research and use your scientific analytical skills to work out what's best for you.

Here is what I care about: Are you honest? Reliable? Will you watch my back? Are you kind? Are you worried about your patients? If you can say 'yes' to a few of those, then in my eyes you are a vision of loveliness and it will be my pleasure to work beside you. We mere mortals need to stick together.

Is it just me, or are most of the transport/ambulance personnel all young and beautiful? They all look like they just stepped out of a commercial.

23 Y/O male here. Shy at times. Have only had 1 girlfriend. Have 4 tattoos. All 4 are spread between both my arms.

My tattoos were my conversation starter. And looking back, I wish I'd have worn a long sleeve that night.

I'm 5'9" 200 and have a dad bod.

Sure, I'm not the sexiest man ever. I doubt a patient will ever ask to see my shirtless. Maybe my upper arms and that's it. I'm not a sexy firefighter.

Let's see here.

Everyone tells me I have gained weight.

January 11, 2017 I was admitted to John C Fremont Hospital, C/C chest pain nausea. First question the nurse asked is how much meth I smoke.

I was 135LBS, skin and bones. Black rings from eyes to the bridge of my nose. No drug usage, infrequent cannabis user at the time for better sleep. No hard drug usage. Not now not then not ever.

BP consistently 150/98. A1C 5.4 w family hx dm t2

Last check at my cardiologists and family doctor:

191 LBS, BP 107/59, A1C 4.8

I feel healthier, I don't work 7 days a week anymore.

I don't give a damn if I'm diagnosed with heart disease and diabetes tomorrow because of my belly, I FEEL better than I have been in years.

Life is subjective. Perception is reality. People see me as a beer belly now. Sure, I could do a few sit ups. But do they know me? My history?

I'd rather be fat and feel good than be skin and bones and feel dead physically and mentally.

Keep your head up!

My point is, no one knows you. They don't know what you've been through. Who are they to judge you?

Granted, when I'm out of school...If I find a woman who can back a trailer with her eyes closed, run me around the block on a dirt bike or quad, can turn a wrench with black grease coated arms while blasting country or metal, and just so happens to be an RN, I'll do anything for her :D

I mean, i have seen some ugly people working in the ICU... I feel like you are ok. PS: i think you are probably being really hard on yourself.

Specializes in MedSurg, ICU.

Being a nurse is just that, being a nurse. A description of my crew on the medsurg floor I work on: charge nurse - heavy set early 50's male with large tattoos on forearms, a goatee, shaven bald head, and generally gruff apearence; very tall late 40's male with a long gray pony tail, Gandalf beard, and drives a vintage Harley to work each day; fire red haired early 20's female with a sugary sweet voice; myself - late 20's male with a neatly trimmed beard and haircut and a slightly unreasonable sized collection of sneakers. We are four really, really good nurses. It doesn't matter what you look like. It only matters that you care about your patients and that you are able to do your job.

Specializes in SICU, trauma, neuro.
I used to have a heck of a time with my skin until I switched to korean beauty products. I struggled with oily skin and acne for years :( You might wanna go to the docs though and get checked incase it's a hormonal issue.

As for looks, I'll say this. I know plenty of "ugly" healthcare workers who are fantastic at their job and vice versa.

It's not your looks that make the professional, it's the skills.

Apply to your program and rock it like I believe you can!

Amen to the Korean beauty products! They get skincare DONE. ;)

That said, this is healthcare... not modeling. The only place all the nurses are gorgeous is on TV. If you have the heart for it and the brains for it, GO FOR IT. :yes:

Nursing takes courage, heart and brains. Beauty is not needed in this profession. No patient is going to care what you look like.. when you are caring for them, when they need it the most.

... This has to be one of the oddest AllNurses posts I've ever read. You're going to school to become a nurse, not Trump's next wife. You're entering a respectable profession that utilizes your critical thinking skills and a Herculean level of time management skills. I look worse than Shrek, and that's NEVER kept me from getting an RN job that I aspired to.

Just focus on being competent at your license and at your job description. That's it.

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Am I the only one who is thinking troll?

Specializes in Med-Tele; ED; ICU.
I look worse than Shrek, and that's NEVER kept me from getting an RN job that I aspired to.

But then again, you are naturally brilliant...

Ugly as Shrek but naturally brilliant = job

Dumb as a stump but beautiful as Helen of Troy = job

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Am I the only one who is thinking troll?

Speaking of Shrek...

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