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Anyone will doBlog

https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2019/08/ninr/

U.S. nursing research institute appoints dentist as interim director The National Institute for Nursing Research, which disburses federal grants, recently announced that its interim director would be…a dentist. But non-nurses are non-qualif …

PottersvilleBlog

https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2019/05/pottersville/

Life could be more wonderful, says Guardian report on nursing strikes A recent Guardian piece describes an increase in labor actions by U.S. hospital nurses, apparently inspired by recent teacher strikes. Factors include… Life could be more …

Isn’t it pretty to think so?Blog

https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2019/05/nurses-week-2018/

… ternational Nurses Day was the occasion for heartfelt tributes to the nursing profession. On May 12, the actual Day, the Times of India (Mumbai) reported that Indian President Ram Nath Kovind had paid tribute to nurses as “true nation-build …

I love a woman in a uniformBlog

https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2019/05/i-love-a-woman-in-uniform/

… right that presenting the gendered traditional uniform as a symbol of nursing today damages the profession. Guinness has now vowed to review its category. May 6, 2019 – On May 4 the BBC website posted an item by Catherine Burns reporting th …

How many angels can detect subtle signs of respiratory distress?Blog

https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2019/02/chicago-tribune/

… uick action to address a baby’s respiratory distress highlights a key nursing role…. Chicago Tribune item highlights nurse’s great save but reinforces angel stereotype A piece about a Chicago nurse’s astute and quick action to address a bab …

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, …

Nurses vs. Netflix: Protests over Ryan Murphy’s “Ratched”Blog

https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2017/09/ratched-press-release/

… andy Summers 410-323-1100 office 443-253-3738 cell ssummers@truthaboutnursing.org Note: As of January 18, 2019, our new petition is located at: https://truthaboutnursing.salsalabs.org/nurse-ratched Hundreds of nurses have signed a… For imme …

She does very inappropriate things to kitten postersBlog

https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2016/10/the-middle/

… pisodes of the ABC sitcom The Middle included appearances by Holly, a nursing student who presented a mixed but… The Middle toys with angel and battle-axe imagery October 2016 – Two recent episodes of the ABC sitcom The Middle included appe …

All the costumesBlog

https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2014/10/all-the-costumes/

… usion of female sexuality with the traditionally female profession of nursing. Decades of these stereotypical images, in the aggregate, contribute to an atmosphere in which decision-makers and the public don’t take nursing as seriously as t …

The sophomore blues (2025 Fall TV overview)Blog

https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2026/05/the-sophomore-blues/

… rms of numbers and general silliness. In any case, good portrayals of nursing will return, on Call the Midwife (BBC/PBS) and Virgin River (Netflix). November 2025 – Last year marked the start of a new era for health-related prime-time U.S. …

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