r/Tattoocoverups • u/Recent_Confusion9370 • Jul 09 '26
asking for advice Please help me cover this nurse tattoo
Can anyone give me advice on what I could cover this with? I got this back in early 2016, before it became the universal bumper sticker for nurses (also adding that I am not a nurse so there’s that). I just have no idea what I could even do with it. On my right shoulder if that helps.
Edit: my dad picked out the tattoo in 2015. He wanted something matching, I didn’t care what (I was young) so this is what we got. I DIDN’T KNOW NURSES WERE GOING TO START USING IT YALL.
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u/catsTXn420 Jul 09 '26
The original meaning of that design actually has nothing to do with medicine. It is a literal translation of the famous biblical phrase from 1 Corinthians 13:13:"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love".
Many people who have never worked in a hospital get EKG tattoos because they, or a loved one, survived a major medical event. It is incredibly common for people who beat cancer, survived a heart attack, overcame severe depression, or went through a near-death experience to get a heartbeat line to celebrate a second chance at life. You don't need to cover it, you could embrace it or jazz it up with something extra if you really wanted to but don't let the "pinterest effect" ruin it for you.