Geriatric careBlog
https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2019/02/balt-sun-hospice/
… that the man became a nurse after his wife died. The report suggests nursing has value, but Cohn seems to think the work is really about hand-holding, failing to convey that it requires knowledge and skill. January 15, 2016 – Today the Bal …
Tearing up the bureaucracyBlog
https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2018/09/2018-fall-tv-preview/
… he Midwife” can be expected to offer a consistently good portrayal of nursing. “Chicago Med” and “The Resident” will show viewers some nursing skill, advocacy, and autonomy. But the physician-focused vision of top shows like “Grey’s Anatomy …
Indeterminacy and the nursing advocateBlog
https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2018/07/new-yorker-male-doctors/
New Yorker cartoon challenges bias against female physicians—and nurses? Paul Noth draws a female in scrubs, standing beside a female in a white coat, telling a grumpy patient’s family: “We’re doing everything we… New Yorker cartoon challen …
The tragic heroBlog
https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2018/06/nurse-jackie-final-wrapup/
… the emergency nurse character’s life was probably as important as her nursing. (Yes, we know that label has been questioned, but Experiencing Addiction Jackie might be a little awkward.) Jackie Peyton still managed to save plenty of lives, …
Excessive and unrealisticBlog
https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2018/05/vox/
… exposes emergency dept. billing abuses, but also its own ignorance of nursing A Vox piece commendably highlights excessive emergency department charges. But the piece reflects the view that only physician “treatment” and… Vox investigation …