title: Tattoos and piercings:  reasons, risks, and reporting: update for the clinical nurse specialist.
authors.affiliation: Center of Nursing Excellence, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio 45409, USA. pomalley@mvh.org
authors.forename: Patricia Anne
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: O'Malley
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology; D046288:Body Piercing / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D002755:Choice Behavior; D006801:Humans; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013653:Tattooing / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration