ER last night made me mad!

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:rolleyes: did you guys hear nusre sam ask abby if she could take her shift the next day, and dr. weaver said let somebody else do it, "we don't need our residents to be seen slinging bedpans." :angryfire I am so ticked at that show right now I am about ready to write a letter. That was uncalled for and continues the impression that all that nurses do is take care of code browns. When are we going to get a show that treats the nurses like the professional that they are without the snarky comments? :angryfire

And speaking of "The Residents" on Monday, did anyone notice how much the Asian resident just complained and complianed and complianed. I mean, why did you become a Dr. in the first place...just a thought, a lil off the topic I know...

And speaking of "The Residents" on Monday, did anyone notice how much the Asian resident just complained and complianed and complianed. I mean, why did you become a Dr. in the first place...just a thought, a lil off the topic I know...

yeah, I noticed that too. But I also remember him saying his specialty was going to be orthopedics, but he had to do an ER rotation, which was why he was complaining. It was still kinda funny to hear a Dr. whining so much though.

Yea, I saw that. And thats why I only watch the Discovery Health channel b/c they are the only ones who give an accurate account of what it really means to be a nurse. they actually show respect to the RN. Techs don't get much play tho, but what can u expect....

Yeah, they show some good stuff. Even on shows about Residents, you still see a lot of stuff with the nurses. The nurse on this last episode even talked about how the doctor barely sees the patients while the nurses are by their side the whole time.

As far as techs, well, they only have so much air time I guess. I'm still waiting for the gut-wrenching, faced paced reality drama "THE CNAs" LOL

As far as techs, well, they only have so much air time I guess. I'm still waiting for the gut-wrenching, faced paced reality drama "THE CNAs" LOL

Hey again, I just remembered that a few weeks ago they featured a paramedic tech on "trauma...". I thought that was interesting since they didn't feature any nurses even for just a second. But I don't think I have Discovery Health on my cable. I'd love to see that show "nurses."

And speaking of "The Residents" on Monday, did anyone notice how much the Asian resident just complained and complianed and complianed. I mean, why did you become a Dr. in the first place...just a thought, a lil off the topic I know...

Just a note "off" topic...I'd be complaining too if I had all those traumas to tend to! :chuckle BUT..I'd love every minute of it. And yes he seemed not to be enjoying his job at at all. Remember the face he made DURING one of the traumas? :uhoh21:

I can't bring myself to watch ER anymore - all I do is ruin it for everyone else around by correcting every insensitive and ill informed remark they make. It seems to me the whole show is just about glorifying doctors - just look at their official website (the only reference to nurses is about 3 sentences where they state that nurses work in the ER to follow the doctors orders - thats not verbatim, but its the jist of it). I think I'll write them a letter too... If you didn't know any better you'd think that docs were the only people working in an ER (personally I've never seen a resusc. with so many medics in one spot in my life)...

Specializes in Long-term care, wound care.

i am also not wanting to watch er anymore. it really has become so much of a sappy soap opera i can't stand it. i think the final straw for me was having carter and kem lose their baby. it probably does not help matters that i am 7 months pg myself. and for them to show the tiny little baby foot- -too much! i just didn't see the point in it and thought putting that in for a storyline was just uncalled for. why can't carter just have a baby and be happy? in fact- why can't any of the characters on there be happy or partly normal for that matter. they make it out like there is not one person with a normal healthy, happy life in the medical proffesion.well that's just my opinion!

"if you don't move your body, your mind thinks you're dead!" -sylvia browne

As a group of caring professionals, I feel that caring needs to begin within and demonstrated to our own peers first. I believe we need to support, encourage and lovingly lead by example to promote a sense of unity rather than division within our profession. To improve the care of patients and our health care system we need to be unified and respected as nurses, beginning first to practice that with each other.

Hugs,

Carol

Specializes in LTC and MED-SURG.
Helping someone onto a bedpan who can't get out of bed to use the toilet is perhaps the greatest honor you will ever have in this world. The rest (money, credentials, power) is all just smoke and mirrors. Cleaning someone up who has soiled themselves is the greatest act of kindness you will ever do. Shows like ER aren't real, so who cares how they portray anything?

When you see the truth, you will see that God has played a big joke on those who must elevate themselves to the status of emporer or die trying. If you can't see the incredible honor, dignity and power in being the person who provides perineal care to an incontinent patient--then you're in hell.

The Monist

Yes, shows like ER aren't real, but to many impressionable TV viewers they are.

I feel it's important that TV shows show some accountability for their characterizations.

The now-defunct TV show. "City of Angels", set in an inner-city Los Angeles neighborhood portrays nurses as hard-working and important medical team members. (Reruns are on the cable channel TV-ONE)

P.S. I am a beginning nursing student who can't wait to join your ranks.

Anyone agreee - It would have been nice to see Abby become an NP instead of a Dr. Why not see her rise to the top of the nursing profession instead of switching into 'dr'.

Anyone agree - It would have been nice to see Abby become an NP instead of a Dr. Why not see her rise to the top of the nursing profession instead of switching into 'dr'.

Anyone agree - It would have been nice to see Abby become an NP instead of a Dr. Why not see her rise to the top of the nursing profession instead of switching into 'dr'.
:coollook: You are absolutely right but I am afraid we still have a long way to go in improving the understanding of what a nurse really is to the general public. Never mind the advanced degrees attainable in our profession. I have been an RN for 35 years and am working on my BSN now. Only through my reentry to the educational fields available for nurses am I even learning what all of those initials are after many nurses's names. If it is confusing for a nurse to determine what the educational accomplishments are of our nursing leaders then can you imagine what the general public thinks?

On a side note, I think our image is being tarnished by all of the people adopting the catch phrase name "Nurse". As a home health nurse I find it difficult to get past the "Nurse" in the doctor's office to communicate a problem with a patient. The "Nurse" in the office oftentimes is a young high school graduate without any additional education but passes herself off as Dr. Smith's "Nurse". I still haven't determined how to get past her and communicate one on one with the physician. I have called for a blood sugar over 500 only to be able to ask the "Nurse" to have the physician call back. Instead I will get a message the next day such as "Mr. Jones can continue his antibiotic".

We need to be more prolific in our letter writing to the media and to educate the public what an RN or LPN really is.

Hugs,

Carol

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