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Fictional Portrayals of Nurses: Analysis & Commentary

Suzanne Gordon. (2005). Nursing Against the Odds: How Health Care Cost-Cutting, Media Stereotypes, and Medical Hubris Undermine Nursing and Patient Care. Cornell University Press.

Suzanne Gordon, America's shortage of nurses gets no help from Hollywood," San Jose Mercury News, Sept. 28, 2005.

Sheila Gibbons, "Nursing Shortage: It's Also in Press and Other Media", March 30, 2005, Womens eNews.

Gerard M. Fealy. (2004). "'The good nurse': visions and values in images of the nurse." Journal of Advanced Nursing, 46, (6), 649 - 656.

Suzanne Gordon & Bernice Buresh (2001). Doc Hollywood. The American Prospect.

Rasmussen, Eric. (2001) Picture imperfect from Nurse Ratched to Hot Lips Houlihan, film/TV portrayals of nurses often transmit a warped image of real-life RNs. NurseWeek.

Nurse coalition unveils study

Sussman, Diane. (2000). Image overhaul: Media still are off-target portraying nurses. NurseWeek.

Hallam, Julia (2000). Nursing the Image: Media culture and professional identity. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, London.

Spencer, Jennifer (1999). Television Needs a Little More Than a Band-Aid. Boston College web site.

Bloomfield, Jacqueline. (1999). The Changing Image of Australian Nursing.

King, Susan. (1997). It's time to speak out! "ER" TV show demeans nursing. Oregon Nurse June: 3. Oregon Nurses Association, 503-293-0011.

Bridges, JM. (1990). Literature review on the images of the nurse and nursing in the media. Journal of Advanced Nursing. Jul; 15 (7), 850-854.

Kalisch, B. J. & Kalisch, P. A. (1983). Improving the image of nursing. American Journal of Nursing. Jan, 83 (1), 48-52. full text in pdf

Kalisch, B. J. & Kalisch, P. A. (1983). Anatomy of the image of the nurse: Dissonant and ideal models. American Nurses Association Publications. (G-161), 3-23.   full text in OCR pdf      full text in image pdf    

Kalisch, P. A. & Kalisch, B. J. (1980). Perspectives on improving nursing's public image. Nursing & Health Care. Jul-Aug, 1 (1), 10-15. full text in pdf

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