So I am sitting in my living room, watching TV and eating lunch when the "Become a Nurse" commercial from J & J comes on.
And I am annoyed by it!.
I changed the channel. But that got me thinking about the content of the ad. While I am happy that the company is doing its part to help ease the shortage, the silly song is a big turn-off to me. "They dare to care" You see nurses briefly talking about nursing.. " I can't have a bad day... " Oh, come on! How realistic is that?. EVERYONE has bad days, no matter what profession you are in. Anyway, that is just part of the reason why it annoys me.
I can recall an ad years ago, that helped in my decision in becoming a nurse..
Its main theme was, "Do you have what it takes to be a nurse?, do you enjoy the challenge of studying anatomy, physics, chemistry...etc... it also showed nurses in high-stress situations "running the show"....
I wonder what happened to that commercial?
I am going to write J & J and offer some (unsolicited) advice. At least change that silly song.
Is anyone else annoyed by the song in the commercial? content?
I have yet to see an ad directed at future doc's with sentimental, mushy music.... the AMA would have none of that .