Just be realistic. Ask them to consider future conse-quences, such as how a visible marking might affect future education or employment plans. Visit studios in your community. In addition to safety and care issues, school nurses face the challenge of carrying out expectations of their administration, notes Lynne Kelly, RN, MSN, a clinical instructor of nursing at Texas Tech and a former school nurse. But because body art's mainstream popularity is a more recent phenomenon, few school policies exist on the topic.
Some school districts view talking about body art as a way of promoting it.
But when school nurses are permitted to educate students before they go through with a procedure, students will become aware of the risks and know what's safe. School nurses need to educate administrations and ask for guidance and support. Body art is growing more and more popular. It's important to have a dialogue about it in every school. Teens Talking to Teens, an eight-minute video, discusses the risks, the procedure, and tattoo removal.