Non-traditional jewelry, accessories, or body hair on patients can be surprising for students, which can lead to a noticeable change in care for the patient.

The objective is to improve the students' knowledge base, confidence, and care to patients with tattoos, piercings, different hair colors, and a long beard.

• Rub-on temporary tattoos
• Wearable tattoo sleeve
• Body jewelry
• Body chains
• Various wigs for hair and face
• Permanent marker
• Food plastic wrap
• Water
• Cloth
• Optional: needle, straight pin, paperclip
  

Tattoo Steps

• General temporary tattoos:
  • Remove the protective film from the temporary tattoo.
  • Soak the back of the temporary tattoo with a warm cloth.
  • Affix the tattoo to the desired location on the manikin. Additional directions to place the temporary tattoos are typically on the back side of the tattoo.
• Wearable sleeve tattoos:
  • Slip the wearable sleeve tattoo on the manikin's arm.
• Temporary penis tattoos:
  • Write a word on a piece of food plastic wrap with a permanent marker.
  • Bunch the food plastic wrap in an accordion type fashion until the word is the same length as the manikin's penis.
  • Roll the top of the penis on the food plastic wrap to cause the ink transfer. Any area that doesn't transfer well can be traced over with the permanent marker.
• Temporary tattoo removal:
  • Rubbing alcohol should remove the temporary tattoo. Acne cream is also successful for removal of residual ink (apply and leave on until the ink has disappeared); may need to repeat.

Piercing Steps

• To pierce a manikin, chose your desired location then use a needle, straight pin, paperclip, or simply the jewelry to poke the object through the skin. If something other than the jewelry is used, pull it and place the jewelry in the newly created hole.
• Attach the body chains according to the instructions on the package provided or in a manner to obtain the desired location.

Wig Steps

• Wigs are placed on the manikin heads and faces according to manufacturer instructions.