Sopranos Finale - How well was nursing portrayed?

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Now that the Sopranos series has come to an end, what do you think about the portrayal of nurses in the series. The series showed nurses in the ICU when Tony was shot, in the psych settings where AJ was treated for depression and Junior was treated with Alzheimer's Disease and dementia, and tonight the series featured a brief hospital scene with a patient intubated in the ICU recovering from a gunshot wound (no nurse was shown). What are your thoughts?

I kept checking the time to see how much time was left in the show to. I so thought that Tony's entire family would get whacked! I loved the ending! I thought the final song - Journey 'Don't Stop Believin' was perfect. I thought the ending fit well with the twists and turns of the entire series.

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About the ending, supposedly, three endings were created for the series so that even the production crew would not know how the series would end. I estimate that the three alternate endings will all be available when the final series is released on DVD in a few months. It's all about marketing. Or perhaps the ambiguous ending was to leave room to create the full-length movie that critics speculated about.

But when I think about other series endings, I think the mystery was a nice way to cut it off. I think back about the ending of Seinfeld. It was so silly, and a huge disappointment. I am glad that the Sopranos didn't end that cheesy. And, if Tony was wacked - we would all be thinking, what happened to Carmella, AJ, Mead, the wedding, etc, etc, etc.

Six Feet Under's season finale showed about 20 minutes of vinettes about where all the characters ended up. That was interesting.

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My hubby and I also thought the TV was on the fritz. We changed channels then came back to HBO.

Funny though, we think the ending is indicative of the rest of Tony's life. There as a lot of tension being built up after "Don't Stop Believing" began playing. While the song played Tony kept looking at the people walking through the restaurant door. He was anticipating the arrival of his family and when they didn't show it seemed as if the tension became thicker. When Carmella arrive it broke a little. Then you notice the man sitting at the bar stool looking a bit nervous. The tension begins to build again.

Then Meadow with her parking issues.

In the end I believe this is what the rest of Tony's life will be like. So much uncertainty and always looking over his shoulder.

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Was nursing even portrayed in the Sopranos?

*snort*

No. And that was my precise thought when I saw this thread.

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Specializes in Emergency & Trauma/Adult ICU.
Now that the Sopranos series has come to an end, what do you think about the portrayal of nurses in the series. The series showed nurses in the ICU when Tony was shot, in the psych settings where AJ was treated for depression and Junior was treated with Alzheimer's Disease and dementia, and tonight the series featured a brief hospital scene with a patient intubated in the ICU recovering from a gunshot wound (no nurse was shown). What are your thoughts?

Not sure where you're going with this ... the show is about the Soprano families, both of them. All other characters, from FBI agents to nurses, are background for the central characters.

You make reference to the scene in the final episode with Silvio trached & intubated in an ICU setting - the (very very brief) scene simply showed Sil's wife & Tony visiting him. Are you inferring something negative because the nurse wasn't in the patient's room? Are ICU nurses in their patient's rooms constantly?

BTW -- I didn't like the ending until I'd had a chance to sleep on it. Now I think it was perfect.

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Specializes in SRNA.

There were nurses in the Sopranos? Didn't notice - which probably means they were portrayed well.

I think that was the most disappointing finale of any sort I have ever seen. Blah blah blah - life goes on. Who cares? They're not real people. I watch the show to be entertained and I want that hour of my life back.

-S

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You make reference to the scene in the final episode with Silvio trached & intubated in an ICU setting - the (very very brief) scene simply showed Sil's wife & Tony visiting him. Are you inferring something negative because the nurse wasn't in the patient's room? Are ICU nurses in their patient's rooms constantly?

I am not inferring anything. I was just describing the situation. People were asking if nurses were portrayed in the Sopranos, so I was just jogging the memory from some scenes that I remember.

And about the ICU nurse comment,

Um, unless you have a fresh trauma and have a 1:1 because the patient is that critical, the nurse will not always be in the room. And, that's what the glass doors are for, so you can sit and chart but still have an eye on both your patients.

I actually think that the medical scenes in the Sopranos were more realistic than some scenes than I have seen on other shows.

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Specializes in NICU, ER, OR.

Nursing really didnt enter my mind....I just almost had a heart attack because I thought my cable went out the way it ended like that.

I still cant believe it. I think I would have liked it better if they shot Tony right over his onion rings with the family watching..anything but the way it ended......

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Specializes in NICU, ER, OR.
Why does everything that takes place in a hospital on tv have to do about how nursing is portrayed to nurses? Just enjoy the shows. They are not real life just make believe.

I agree..... enough allready. I cant think of many professions, actually, who are accurately portrayed on TV.....think about it........

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I agree..... enough allready. I cant think of many professions, actually, who are accurately portrayed on TV.....think about it........

My husband is a funeral director. I think that the series Six Feet Under did an awesome job of portraying life in a funeral home.

And what about ER??? Although sensationalized, ER does a pretty good job.

Anyway, I am a nurse. I care about nursing. I want to be seen as more than just a handmaiden to the physician. Nurses use evidence-based practice to intervene everyday and save patient's lives. I think nursing should be shown for what it really is. So if you are sick of hearing about it, why did you read the thread?

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http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/520714

This article is titled "What Do Nurses Really Do?" It was written by Suzanne Gordon. You have to register to use the site, but it is a fabulous read.

This article helped to formulate my own opinion about nursing advocacy.

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Specializes in NICU, ER, OR.
My husband is a funeral director. I think that the series Six Feet Under did an awesome job of portraying life in a funeral home.

And what about ER??? Although sensationalized, ER does a pretty good job.

Anyway, I am a nurse. I care about nursing. I want to be seen as more than just a handmaiden to the physician. Nurses use evidence-based practice to intervene everyday and save patient's lives. I think nursing should be shown for what it really is. So if you are sick of hearing about it, why did you read the thread?

I read the thread because I wanted to actually find out what portrayal of a nurse was actually being discussed, because I watch teh show faithfully, and while there were hospital scenes, I dont remember them focusing on the nurses at all.

..........OK? :uhoh3:

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