We work to expose the truth, reshape the narrative, and elevate the nursing profession worldwide.
The Media's Role in Nursing's Future
We help to improve public understanding of nursing by advocating for better media depictions of nurses — from London to Lagos, from Toronto to Tokyo.
People who understand nurses' true role in health care value nursing more highly. That means greater investment in nursing education, research, and clinical practice across the globe. It means better staffing ratios, and nursing care delivered by real nurses. And it means a stronger profession, improving nurses' ability to save lives everywhere.
Build Respect — Actionable Steps for Global Change
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Read our blog
Follow the latest on nursing in the media
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Sign up for news alerts
Get updates when they happen
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Read our FAQs
To discover the common ways the media reacts to nursing
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Read Saving Lives
Understand why media portrayals puts patients at risk worldwide.
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Challenge the media
When they disrespect nursing, speak out — in any language.
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Create your own media
Nurse-driven stories change perspectives across borders.
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Get advocacy training
Sign up for one of our advocacy seminars
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Invite Summers to speak
Bring our founder and executive director in to empower your nurses
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Collaborate globally
Join nursing organizations becoming part of the Coalition for Better Understanding of Nursing
Explore Our Work
Media Watch
Monitoring and challenging inaccurate depictions of nursing in television, film, and other media.
Explore →Nurses in Action
Showcasing nurse-driven media from Kenya to Canada, empowering nurses to tell their own stories.
Explore →Book a Speaker
Book Sandy Summers for inspiring talks that empower nurses and transform perspectives.
Book Now →Become a Nurse
Explore nursing as a career and learn about the life-changing impact you can make — anywhere.
Learn More →Nursing Pioneers
Celebrate trailblazers from every corner of the globe who shaped modern nursing.
Explore →Reviews of Our Speaking Engagements
"Not only did she inspire the graduates with her keynote address, but she also empowered them to take on the new challenges that lie ahead for the nursing community as a whole."
"Summers' work resonates globally. Her analysis of nursing stereotypes transcends cultural boundaries and has influenced policy discussions in the UK and beyond."
"Your careful analysis and critique of the various ways that television shows depicted nurses brought new insight to an audience that was hungry to learn."
"Thank you for your inspiring and much needed talk. I wasn't exactly sure what you were going to present when I invited you to speak, but you said everything I hoped you would say. My words don't do justice to the impact that your talk had on our participants. Thanks a million Sandy, for your contribution to our conference and advocacy on behalf of all nurses."
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