The opposite of nursing????

gwenith, BSN, RN · Apr 3, 2003

Perhaps it IS nursing. What is the commonly held belief about what nursing is? look at the movies, ad papers - whaat do people think we do and what do they think we are. Then describe the reality. Actually can I write this I could have fun!! Take exerpts from romance novels and then write "reality" stories ( or copy some from this board) as opposites!

researchrabbit · Apr 3, 2003

The opposite of helping people could be hurting people. Crime? War?

Or maybe it's prevention of healing? Disease?

(I liked Gwenith's ideas...that would be a fun paper!)

HazeK · Apr 3, 2003

medicine

nursing takes care of the patient....

medicine diagnoses and treats a disease!

kittylilly · Apr 3, 2003

hi javamom, i will trade papers any day. this sounds like a fun topic. allmost the jeckle and hide paper. maybe the good nurse bad nurse senerio. like kathy bates in "misery" and florence nightengale. good luck and have some fun with it lilly

dabestrn · Apr 3, 2003

Opposite of nursing? Maybe a patient. Maybe a person who has no respect for his/hers or anyone elses well being. A drug dealer/addict. Maybe a politician, they recieve great amounts of money from tobacco lobbyers, send people to war, set laws that may affect ppls health in negative ways?

GraceyB · Apr 3, 2003

I say the opposite of nursing is the public's image of nurses vs. the actual job of the nurses. Like the all famous white skirt uniform with the cap. The fact that nurses just hold the patient's hand and put a wet wash cloth on the person's brow for fever to come down. Nurses do much, much more than that.

On the other hand the opposite of nursing can also be the patient. The person recieving the care vs. the caregiver

RNonsense · Apr 3, 2003

Tough assignment. How to narrow down the opposite of all this. To do nothing?

baseline · Apr 3, 2003

I agree that the public's perception of nursing is opposite of what nursing actually is....and it would make a GREAT paper! Very timely topic.

jeannet83 · Apr 3, 2003

I think of nursing as caring. So i guess the opposite of nursing is not caring. Devoid (?spelling) of caring. Apathetic

Just a thought-Jeanne :)

Hellllllo Nurse, BSN, RN · Apr 3, 2003

Originally posted by GraceyB
I say the opposite of nursing is the public's image of nurses vs. the actual job of the nurses. Like the all famous white skirt uniform with the cap. The fact that nurses just hold the patient's hand and put a wet wash cloth on the person's brow for fever to come down. Nurses do much, much more than that.

Yes. That would make a great paper:

The Image of Nursing vs. The reality of Nursing- A Study in Opposites

colleen10 · Apr 3, 2003

I like the idea of Perception vs. reality. That's really cool.

You absolutely MUST mention that new Herbal Essence commercial with the Nurse just sitting around watching the patient sleep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!