Across continents, cultures & communities — we expose the truth, reshape the narrative, and elevate the nursing profession worldwide.
The Media's Role in Nursing's Future
We help to improve the public understanding of nursing through the media's 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 Saving Lives
Understand why media portrayal 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 media
Nurse-driven stories change perspectives across borders.
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Collaborate globally
Join nursing advocates in over 30 countries.
Explore Our Global Work
Media Watch International
Monitoring and challenging inaccurate depictions of nursing in television, film, and media across 6 continents.
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 international talks that empower nurses and transform perspectives.
Book Now →Saving Lives
Why the media's portrayal of nursing puts us all at risk. Translated editions available.
Get the Book →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 →Voices from Around the World
"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."
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