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Perceptions of Nurses Public and Media Perceptions of Nurses
Describe some positive and negative interactions you have had with people when you tell them that you are going to school to become a professional nurse. Discuss your perspective on how nurses are perceived in the media and by the public.
Most of the time, when I tell people I am a nurse or I am going to be a nurse, their reactions are overwhelmingly positive. Some people even tell me about how their lives were changed by a very special nurse who helped guide a family member through a difficult illness. Other people have said that it is nurses, more so than doctors, who are willing to take the time to talk to patients and explain how to cope with taking care of a sick parent or child. "I could never be around sick people day after day -- you must be a very special person, to be able to be a nurse."
Occasionally, people will remark that nursing is a good career, because it is...
Sometimes they will remark how much money nurses make, and there is an implication that nursing is a relatively easy career alternative in a difficult economy. The implication is that I am making a 'safe' rather than a creative choice, although choosing such a potentially stressful as well as a rewarding career hardly seems like an 'easy way out.'
The most negative perceptions I encounter are people who ask why I do not choose to be a doctor, rather than a nurse, given my intelligence, or point out the much-publicized negative aspects of nursing, such as the long hours and over-burdening of nurses at understaffed hospitals. Although I have obviously taken such factors under consideration and feel secure that the profession of nursing is for me, I am glad that people do understand that nursing is a difficult occupation. However, I do think that more could be done, by both nurses and the media,…
Media portrayals of nurses and the nursing profession influences public perceptions. In fact, many viewers will have spent more time watching fictionalized accounts than actual interactions with nurses. Media portrayals affect how nurses are treated, and how their roles and status are negotiated in their professional life. Some of the most problematic portrayals of nurses on film and television include the show Scrubbing In, which depicts nurses as “self-centered, uncaring,
Nurses The nursing profession has always attempted to put forward a positive, clean and healthful image. Throughout history the nursing industry has tried to portray nurses as angels of mercy, and as ethically upstanding, helpful healthcare professionals, just a few steps down from doctors in terms of medical needs. But lately the images of nurses has changed and not always for the best. This paper critiques the images of nurses
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The author quotes Gary Zukav as emphasizing that if a nurse perceives herself as powerless and her image as negative, the idea can sink to the subconscious level and realize itself. She will be drawn to those who will reinforce the idea. Practitioner Pauline Robitaille's stresses impact each nurse has on others. Her influence on people she comes in contact at the peri-operative setting cannot be overstated. She found
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