Can you still become a neonatal nurse although you may have 2 small tattoos on your wrist?

Question

this is the thing i am now 18 and about to attend omega institute to get my major in nursing i really want to become a neonatal nurse the thing is when i was younger about 13 i was a wild child and i got 2 little tattoos on my wrist on both hands 3 little stars. who knew i was going to change in a year and really look at life in a different perspective now i know what i want to be and i wont stop at it but i really want to know if i will really get shut down for saving infants because of my small tattoos from years ago can anyone answer i hope i can get a good result because i would really hurt if my career option is shut down because of something small i mean i can really hide it like wear long sleeve all the time and a bracelet should also cover it

Answer 1

I dont think it would matter. Covering it up doesnt seem like a problem, so I seriously dont think it would hurt your career choice.  

Answer 2

yes, yes and yes again!!! The tatoo doesn't matter.  

Answer 3

It will be fine. I know a few nurses with tattoos.

Answer 4

Good grief, of course you can. If people with tattoos were barred from becoming anything, don't you think that we would have had a parade by now? Seriously, it would be a serious form of discrimination to bar anyone with a tattoo from any job..and many many people with tattoos are doctors, lawyers, etc, etc., and it has nothing to do with being a contaminant in a sterile environment if that is what you were worried about. Tattoos are not a disease, like, for instance, if you had Hepatitis C or something, it might be a problem since you could transmit this by blood tranfser to one of your patients, and they may ask you questions about transmittable diseases when you apply for work in a hospital. But no school could not admit you to their program for having a tattoo. Otherwise we would have many less professionals. And, I don't think you should have to cover it up. It was a decision that perhaps you regret, but a couple of little stars are not exactly having MOM and POP tattooed on your knuckles, and even then..

Answer 5

It should not be an issue.

Answer 6

Should be fine, good luck in your future. I was a wildchild too but I've turned my life around :)  

Answer 7

It seems like your tattoos are something benign like stars, so I don't think it would be a problem.  In my opinion, it could be a problem if it was something offensive or like a skull or something like that.

And if you're truly worried, wear long sleeves.