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Kimmy hates nurses!Blog

https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2020/02/kimmy-schmidt/

… by apologizing, avoiding such stereotypes in the future, and creating media that conveys a more realistic vision of nurses, one that shows them to be skilled, lifesaving caregivers, and determined patient advocates. Thank you. Join us in se …

“Wait, wait, wait, did she just say that a registered nurse could provide better care than a physician?”Blog

https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2020/01/pennsylvania-op-eds/

… Recently nurses have published strong op-eds in diverse Pennsylvania media sources, advocating on health policy issues with special urgency for nursing. On February 21, critical care nurse Jason Jaewan Lee had a persuasive op-ed in The Phi …

You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Nurses (2017)Blog

https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2020/01/fiona-macdonald-kids-book/

… r nursing that we have seen. And it stands in contrast to most of the media created for kids, which sends the message that only physicians really matter in health care. Part of a series of picture books aimed mainly at those aged 8-12, this …

Inventing justiceBlog

https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2019/12/rachel-walker-inventor-forbes/

… mething even the most accomplished nurses don’t always do well in the media. Walker explains her holistic, team-oriented approach to pursuing new ideas as a way of empowering the dis-empowered. She also gives a long, thoughtful description …

Because stereotypesBlog

https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2019/12/greys-season16ep7/

… ation, in case the patient needed any follow-up from her. And related media shows that some viewers will assume this character is a physician, despite all evidence to the contrary. That is likely because Grey’s has trained its viewers for s …

She’s too good for youBlog

https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2019/12/greys-season14/

… ried on the hospital drama’s rarely-seen-or-heard approach to nursing portrayals. Once again, a slew of surgeons did everything important, and the show regularly glorified them, not least with its signature voice-overs from lead character M …

This is scutBlog

https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2019/12/greys-season13/

… ur more detailed examination of the few exceptions, like the fleeting portrayals discussed below or the Tamir character. Episode 8 is mostly about one long, complex operation, a good example of the show’s romanticizing of excessive surgical …

SorryBlog

https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2019/08/2-nurse-op-eds-nyt/

… y matters, which is important information that many even in the elite media don’t seem to understand. In particular, the op-ed portrayed nurses as taking a holistic view of care, not just looking at narrow care protocols or profit motives—a …

What the heart wantsBlog

https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2019/07/heartbeat/

… nforced the wannabe-physician stereotype seen in so many other shows’ portrayals of able nurses. And it meant that viewers would likely credit medicine for Ji-Sung’s clinical merits. Another episode featured cutting-edge care robots rolling …

ProfessionalBlog

https://blog.truthaboutnursing.org/2019/07/nyt-crossword/

… ight of the global nursing shortage and the proven influence that the media has in shaping public attitudes toward the profession. As we noted in 2009, “helpers” and “attendants” do not autonomously perform complex clinical assessments or a …

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