An Integrative Review of Body Art in Nursing. Academic Article

abstract

• BACKGROUND: Schools of nursing and health care facilities frequently have policies prohibiting the visibility of body art (tattoos and piercings). The authors sought to understand literature specific to nursing regarding such policies. PURPOSE: This integrative review examined literature regarding body art in nursing. METHODS: A systematic electronic database search was conducted for publications between 2010 and 2021. Thematic analysis of both empirical studies and nonresearch articles was completed. RESULTS: Thirty articles were analyzed, revealing 3 themes and 8 subthemes related to body art in nursing practice: level of acceptability (subthemes were positive perception, stigmatizing, and personal meaning); professional image (subthemes were appearance matters, policy, and trust and confidence); and infection concern (subthemes were hygiene and contamination). CONCLUSIONS: Current understanding from literature regarding body art in nursing was summarized.

authors

• Gary, Jodie
• Pittman, Alison

published proceedings

• Nurse Educ

author list (cited authors)

• Pittman, A., Gary, J., & Pepper, C.

citation count

• 0

complete list of authors

• Pittman, Alison||Gary, Jodie||Pepper, Catherine

publication date

• July 2022

publisher

• Wolters Kluwer  Publisher

published in

• Nurse Educator  Journal

keywords

• Humans
• Nursing Education Research
• Tattooing

PubMed Central ID

• 35195105

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001168

start page

• 197

end page

• 201

volume

• 47

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/nne.0000000000001168