Who is your Favorite TV or Movie nurse?

nellynelle1 · May 24, 2005

Television does not provide the proper respect due the profession.
Over the years their have been a few actors that have done justice to the role of nurse.
Who is your favorite TV or movie Nurse?

A good actor that I took notice to was the actress who played Abby on ER before she became a doctor. She always had things under control and worked well under pressure.

Chad_KY_SRNA · May 25, 2005

I forgot one! I absolutely loved Ashley Judd as the OB/GYN nurse in Where the Heart Is. She was a caring kind nurse and did a good job. I may be a little biased since she is an Eastern Kentucky girl.

Hellllllo Nurse, BSN, RN · May 25, 2005

I forgot one! I absolutely loved Ashley Judd as the OB/GYN nurse in Where the Heart Is. She was a caring kind nurse and did a good job. I may be a little biased since she is an Eastern Kentucky girl.

Funny how different perceptions can be. I was annoyed at the nurse in "Where the Heart Is" I thought she came off as flaky and irresponsible.

Chad_KY_SRNA · May 25, 2005

Really, I thought Ashley Judd acted more like the nurses I know than anyone mentioned on this thread so far. She was a stressed out mother looking for Mr. Right, raising her kids in small town America. As a human being she had faults but then again people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Trust me I am not about to throw to many stones :chuckle .

Nurse Cozmo · May 25, 2005

Barbara Stanwick in a movie called "Night Nurse." If you have never seen it, do yourself a favor and go rent it. You'll laugh your assessment off.

imenid37 · May 26, 2005

I liked the Julie London character because she was very bright and not a little hand-maiden to the docs, who actually seemed to respect her. That white uniform and cap-whew! I will take my tropical fish scrub top and turquoise pants anyday thanks!

nelligolitely · May 26, 2005

I liked Juliet Binoche in "The English Patient" -tres Florence Nightengale

Actually wish I could be like Laverne from "Empty Nest" or Haleh from "ER"

The male nurse in "John Q" -also good, very professional and heartwarming.

BostonRN2B · May 26, 2005

My favorite nurse is definitely Abby from ER, with Carol Hathaway a close second. Although I wish they kept Abby a nurse and didn't have her go to med school and become a doctor. I'm not a nurse yet, but an RN friend of mine said she doesn't know any nurse who's gone on to become a doctor, and had never even heard a real-life story about a nurse leaving nursing to be an MD. Is this really rare??

:rolleyes:

Jamesdotter · May 26, 2005

nurse leaving nursing to be an MD. Is this really rare??

It happens. One of my classmates ("nurse of the year") went on to become an MD--head of her department, I hear. One of my favorite MDs when I was in nursing school was formerly an RN. She used to give the COPDers H** when she caught them smoking (that was before hospitals were no-smoking).

Ruby Vee, BSN · May 26, 2005

[color=#4b0082]my favorite nurses are colleen mcmurphy from china beach and abby from er (before med school). both knowlegeable and competent -- and neither wears heels to work, spends her entire shift flirting with the physicians or acts dependent!

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[color=#4b0082]to answer the other question, i've been a nurse for 28 years, and i've known 3 nurses who went to medical school. most of us are damned glad we weren't foolish enough to do that in the first place!

GaylordFocker · Jun 16, 2005

Gaylord Focker from "Meet the parents" and "Meet the fockers" :chuckle ! (I know, not a real nurse. But then again neither are any of the people you all mentioned.)

VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN · Jun 16, 2005

I loved Sharona on Monk. She was witty, intelligent, compassionate, and intuitive. Sharona was in fact one of the most positive role models for nursing in the media. The show lost a lot of its appeal when this character left. :crying2:

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