Nurses are often overlooked in the health care industry. While doctors probably go through the most training and are able to diagnose illnesses, nurses do all the grunt work of helping patients in the day-to-day. They clean up messes without complaint, fulfill patients' demands, and sometimes even develop close relationships with them.
All nurses share the same dedication and love for what they do, but not all hospitals acknowledge that. There are many institutions that are reluctant to hire nurses with tattoos. Even in this day and age, when so many people have at least one tattoo, body art is frowned upon in some industries.
Misti Johnson is one of those nurses who is happy with her body art and who proudly displays it. Her forearms are covered with inked designs that are meaningful to her.
Misti was telling her son Jordan about the sad reality that some nurses don't get hired because of their tattoos, and the young man was appalled: His mother's appearance had no bearing on how dutifully she cared for her patients. So he decided to go online to defend her and all others like her.
You can read his touching words in the post below.
Jordan wrote:
Talking to my mom tonight (who is a registered nurse) and she was telling me about how strict some hospitals are when it comes to employees having tattoos. I must say I am kind of confused.
I’ve seen my mom pull a lady out of a car before it fills with smoke and she suffocates.
I’ve seen her do stitches on an injured person on the side of the road following a car accident.
I’ve seen her come home after a 12-hour shift, dead tired after dealing with an abusive patient all day, and get back up and do it again the next day.
She’s come home after holding a baby in her hands and watching it take their last breath.
She’s saved a drug addicts life after overdosing in the hospital bed.
Tattoos don’t define the person. My mom has more tattoos than I can count and it has never, ever affected her work ethic. She will wake up at the same time everyday and save a life.
Misti tells LittleThings, "It's been a battle that we as healthcare professionals deal with when we make the decision to get visible ink even though it doesn't have any impact on how I care for someone's loved one."
Please SHARE if you agree with this young man, and if you think all nurses deserve to be recognized for their hard work and dedication!
