Attitudes Toward Piercings and Tattoos

A recent study led by nurses in a rural Maryland hospital setting examined how patients older than 46 years might view care providers with visible tattoos or body piercings other than in the earlobes--a relevant issue today, considering that body modification is an increasingly common practice. Find...

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Published in:The American journal of nursing 2012-05, Vol.112 (5), p.15-15
Main Author: Pfeifer, Gail M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Body modification
Body piercing
Body Piercing - psychology
Female
Humans
In the NEWS
Male
Medical Staff, Hospital
Middle Aged
Nurses
Nursing
Patients
Patients - psychology
Perceptions
Professional-Patient Relations
Public opinion surveys
Registered nurses
Sex Factors
Social Perception
Tattooing
Tattooing - psychology
Tattoos
Young Adult
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Summary:A recent study led by nurses in a rural Maryland hospital setting examined how patients older than 46 years might view care providers with visible tattoos or body piercings other than in the earlobes--a relevant issue today, considering that body modification is an increasingly common practice. Findings showed that men with tattoos were rarely perceived more positively in relation to these terms, and women with tattoos were almost never perceived more positively, than were men and women without tattoos. The authors of the study advise nursing administrators to review their policy on displays of tattoos and piercings, although strict dress codes are rarely popular or successful.
ISSN:0002-936X
1538-7488
DOI:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000414303.32050.99