Members are discussing various TV shows that depict nurses and healthcare professionals, with a focus on the accuracy and portrayal of the profession. Some members mention negative perceptions of nurses in media and society, while others share positive experiences and interactions with patients. The conversation also touches on the dynamics between nurses and doctors, as well as personal anecdotes related to nursing and healthcare settings.
I don't know if it's just me, but it seems like nurses get a bad wrap sometimes. For example, on Grey's Anatomy the nurses are looked down on completely, and one of the nurses even gave syphilis to a doctor. Also, the nurses on the show are generally grumpy and in one episode they go on strike and refuse to work.
I also feel like nurses have a reputation for sleeping around. My dad who is 85 and is a retired general surgeon says that back when he practiced, nurses were known to sleep around a lot. He said it's because nurses are around life and death so much that they get careless in the sexual promiscuity sense. I just think that all of these stereotypes portrayed through TV are really rude and not realistic.
I just started nursing school a little over a month ago and this has been bothering me. Does this bother anybody else? I just was curious to see different opinions on the subject.
Specializes in Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgical.
OP makes me !
That being said, I totally have time at work to have an affair with the hot doctor, why didn't I think of that?? You know, in between rooming patients, doing pre-op, starting IVs, giving meds, narc counts, paperwork, patient education, logs, phone calls, phone triage, being chased down by the MAs and other doctors, etc.
That being said, I totally have time at work to have an affair with the hot doctor, why didn't I think of that?? You know, in between rooming patients, doing pre-op, starting IVs, giving meds, narc counts, paperwork, patient education, logs, phone calls, phone triage, being chased down by the MAs and other doctors, etc.
And who DOESN'T want a sweaty, bedraggled, overworked, overstressed she-hag of a nurse to shag when the moment strikes??
It's an exaggeration or stereotype. In fact, each profession has a stereotype: dentist is insanely removing a patient's teeth, a social worker sleeping with his/her client, teacher is preying on kids, Asians study a lot, blacks commit crime, white males are pedophiles, white women are gold diggers, Asian women are prostitutes, etc.
I'm an Asian, so I must study a lot and I'm also a prostitute. LOL.
I don't care what people think really. That's their business.
The RNs I know personally aren't scandalous individuals. They don't even smoke or drink alcohol. Also, I just learned today from you that nurses have a bad reputation of being promiscuous. Maybe I am biased; however, I've never heard that nurses have reputations except a few of them that deserved that acknowledgment and recognition. Personally, I've noticed that promiscuity is not exclusive to nurses only.
However, probably, if I will become an RN, I will be still staring at hot men. A hot man whether he is a doctor or a carpenter makes my sacral plexus work harder.
Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
Who could forget the train wreck that was "scrubbing in"!
An mtv reality series following the lives of a group of travel nurses as they work hard... AND PLAY HARDER!
THAT'S what it was called! I just remember it was horrible. MTV got a lot of flack from nurses & then the show was canceled or something to that effect. I never watched it, the previews were enough to turn my stomach.
However, probably, if I will become an RN, I will be still staring at hot men. A hot man whether he is a doctor or a carpenter makes my sacral plexus work harder.
THAT'S what it was called! I just remember it was horrible. MTV got a lot of flack from nurses & then the show was canceled or something to that effect. I never watched it, the previews were enough to turn my stomach.
I'm guilty of watching and it was honestly one of the most cringe worthy things I've ever sat through!
Great job MTV for making a mockery out of a profession that's worked so long and hard to get some respect from society.
As far as I can tell, any negative reputation we as nurses get comes from the patient's perception of experiences he/she has had. It disturbs me when a patient tells me, "I'm sorry to call for pain medication. I know I bug you." No, but I know why someone would think that. Even the sweetest little nurse can come across as rushed due to never-ending piles of responsibility. And, quite frankly, some HCP's would just rather be somewhere else. Yes, I know CNA's and nurses who hate their jobs but need to stay to feed their families. You know who they are.
The CNA who says, "Um, I don't do vomit." (I understand the sentiment, but the poor patient is RIGHT HERE, covered in that fluid. That patient is humiliated, and this just gets worse. The patient won't "bug" anyone for pain, or to report a beeping IV, or to do anything resembling work, even neglecting his basic needs. Now, the CNA didn't mean for it to escalate. She didn't mean to hurt anyone's feelings. She needed a job and had never worked in the the health care field. She is applying elsewhere for a job that's a better fit but it's been months and she hasn't heard back. She's not happy and it's not a secret.)
The patient takes this experience in. He's dry again, in the miserably hard bed, and his remote isn't working. His IV is in his right AC and as he tries to fix the remote, BEEPBEEP BEEPBEEP. He doesn't want to call the nurse. He's not called for pain (6/10, not too bad, he thinks), hasn't asked for water or ice although the pitcher is empty, and even though he is concerned that his catheter looks like it's about to explode, he's not saying anything. He doesn't want to be looked at like a burden, or watch that girl recoil from the smell of vomit. He sees the nurses and CNA's whiz about, and he knows they're stretched thin. He knows it's stressful to be one of the stressors of those people, and that's how he sees himself. But he has to call. The desk person is short with him, it takes the nurse 20 minutes to make it in the room, and when she does, it's all fuss. Why didn't he call sooner? The IV's clotted, the cath's backed up, his pain is now a 9/10 and tears are going down his cheeks.
Why are nurses cast in a negative light at times? Stuff gets to us, and we just inadvertently pass it on to our patients and their families. The patient feels like a burden, or he's angry that he hasn't even seen a nurse for six hours. After 80 hours of quality time together, even you and your colleagues give each other the stink eye. Your CNA's may feel underappreciated, the new hires think you're grumpy and overly irritable, and the doctor sees messy charting (haven't got there yet, Doc!) and assumes you're lazy. Much like a movie, a tiny tiny percentage of our duty is recognized. Sometimes, during that snippet, we come up short.
It's not just TV. One might even read certain threads on allnurses and think, "Dang, who in the world would go into this job?!"
And not one of my patients ever assured me that the doctors were as sexy as those seen on TV. :)
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A hot man whether he is a doctor or a carpenter makes my sacral plexus work harder. 
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OP makes me
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That being said, I totally have time at work to have an affair with the hot doctor, why didn't I think of that?? You know, in between rooming patients, doing pre-op, starting IVs, giving meds, narc counts, paperwork, patient education, logs, phone calls, phone triage, being chased down by the MAs and other doctors, etc.