We all know that the way Nurses on television are portrayed is wildly inaccurate and at times even insulting. With that being said, though, watching those shows can also be a guilty pleasure. Think of your favorite television nurse of all-time and give us a bit of an explanation as to why you chose your favorite, submit it in the comments below and you'll be entered to win a $250 amazon.com gift card!
Winner will be announced May 16, 2017
UPDATE May 19, 2017
The winner of the 2017 National Nurses Week Choose Your Favorite TV Nurse is user JenYRN who selected:
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YES!!!! Forgot about Annie Wilkes, LOL!!!
My favorite would have to be Dixie McCall from Emergency. Seriously, who wouldn't want to work with Johnny Gage!! Yes, I know she was in a r/ship with Dr. Kelly Bracket but she never let that stand in the way of how she acted as a nurse. Although NOT TV, my all-time two faves would have to be Annie Wilkes from Misery (we both graduated from Bakersfield College) and Nurse Ratched from One Flew Over the Cuckcoo's Nest. Not much I can say about those two...except they were great characters and hopefully not examples for students in Nursing School. (LOL)
Comic nerd here!! Claire / Night Nurse from the Marvel Universe. She is currently being portrayed in the Netflix series' Daredevil, Iron First, Defenders, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage. It makes me happy that the superhero creators did a nurse justice and acknowledged that human heroes aren't always bulletproof. She is constantly stitching the non-invincible heroes back together and doing it in style!
A young, impressionable new nurse. Kind, caring, and hilarious without trying to be.
Her enthusiasm for her chosen career has yet to be dampened by the grind of cranky patients and unpredictable coworkers...that in itself makes her a fantastic nurse.
It always used to be Nurse Hathaway on ER, but I've come to love Jesse on Code Black. He is a quiet comedian, but yet calm in all situations and full of wisdom.
Nurse Kelly from M*A*S*H because she shares my name, and she starts out shy in the show and finally grows a set and is able to hold her own, seems very realistic and a lot like me when I began.
Jesse Sallander- "Mama" from Code Black as he took care of everyone no matter what. He ran the ER efficiently but with compassion.
My other choice is Dana Delaney's character from China Beach Colleen McMurphy as she done what her heart told her to do. She joined to take care of soldiers in a country that didn't want us there. She was there for soldiers as they died to help comfort them and let the. Know they were not alone.
That is why we are nurses. It's not for the money it's to be there for those that need us to make them better and feel better about themselves. To listen to what they have to say. It's the compassion within us that drives us to do what we do each and every day.
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YES!!!! Forgot about Annie Wilkes, LOL!!!