What gets me is how upset doctors are about ONE show that is about nurses, when nurses are misrepresented so often in entertainment. And of course, someone then had to complain about NPs and PAs, which are very seldom depicted in entertainment.
Here is my comment on that post:
I'm a Nurse Practitioner and agree that TV and film would best serve the public, and healthcare, by showing the teamwork necessary to delivery good quality care. However, from a nursing perspective, the media generally portrays doctors positively and nurses are either ignored or debased. There is even a book about this: Saving Lives: Why the Media's Portrayal of Nursing Puts Us All at Risk, by Sandy Summers and Harry Jacobs Summers.
How many TV shows are about nurses? Other than the one discussed by the OP, there currently isn't a single one. In the past, we had Nurse Jackie. There was also a short-lived show about nurses starring Jada Pinkett-Smith, I believe.
How many TV shows are about doctors? Pretty much every medical show on TV now. And in most of these shows, nurses are ignored and the shows have doctors routinely performing nursing functions. Nurses are relegated to the background, usually just there to clean up messes. Gray's Anatomy - all about the doctors. House - he actively disliked and disparaged nurses. New Amsterdam - saintly doctor becomes CMO of large hospital, determined to improve it - but not one episode has focused on the importance of nurses in a large hospital. And so on.
Scrubs, Nurse Jackie, and the now gone Code Black, showed doctors and nurses working as a team. But this perspective is all too rare.
At any rate, I am sorry this trailer offended some doctors. But it might be a good thing - now doctors have a chance to experience what nurses feel when watching most medical shows. It would be great if we could all lobby Hollywood together to demand shows that portray the teamwork necessary to delivery good quality healthcare.
And a note: I find it odd that in a discussion about not showing teamwork in healthcare, some commenters are compelled to dump on NPs and PAs. There are no shows no, nor have there ever been, any American TV shows about NPs and PAs. BBC has a great show, "Call the Midwife" about CNMs, which are APRNs. If we are going to advocate for portraying teamwork, then we all need to talk the talk and walk the walk.
Specializes in Med-Surg, L&D, NB-100+ (home care & office).
Interesting topic, but I agree! Media is not going away any time soon, so why not use it to "level the playing field" and "exploit" our trustworthyness...for how many years in a row...?
Hmmm...emoji for female plumber, but no nurse. Possibility that I simply missed it is very real, although the more I looked the more piqued my curiosity became.
*I have no problem, bias, issue with female plumbers. Just thought it odd, given the disparity in numbers.
oh come on,what could be more offensive than NURSE JACKIE,a doped up,slutty nurse,who advocates for her patients while destroying her own life.Love it.
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14 hours ago, Leader25 said:
oh come on,what could be more offensive than NURSE JACKIE,a doped up,slutty nurse,who advocates for her patients while destroying her own life.Love it.
Nurse Jackie was a good show. She certainly had her flaws, but who doesn't? She was an excellent nurse and patient advocate. The doctors respected her professionally. The show depicted teamwork among the doctors and nurses. Substance abuse is a real issue among health care professionals.
Interesting topic, but I agree! Media is not going away any time soon, so why not use it to "level the playing field" and "exploit" our trustworthyness...for how many years in a row...?
Hmmm...emoji for female plumber, but no nurse. Possibility that I simply missed it is very real, although the more I looked the more piqued my curiosity became.
*I have no problem, bias, issue with female plumbers. Just thought it odd, given the disparity in numbers.
YAY nurses (and
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female plumbers...LOL)!!
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Interesting topic, but I agree! Media is not going away any time soon, so why not use it to "level the playing field" and "exploit" our trustworthyness...for how many years in a row...?
Hmmm...emoji for female plumber, but no nurse. Possibility that I simply missed it is very real, although the more I looked the more piqued my curiosity became.
*I have no problem, bias, issue with female plumbers. Just thought it odd, given the disparity in numbers.
YAY nurses (and female plumbers...LOL)!!