How Do The Media Positively Or Negatively Influence The Public's Image Of Nursing
The media and Hollywood in particular, represent one avenue in which the general public becomes familiar with the role of nurses.
How do the media positively or negatively influence the public’s image of nursing? The public often see nurses through images in the media. Unfortunately, the media and Hollywood, portray negative false image of nurses and doctors to the public. T.V. shows like Nurse Jackie, Grey’s Anatomy, and naughty nurse Halloween costume depicted the dark side of nursing. We have to educate and change the negative image of nurses.
The media projects false image about nurses to the public. For example, the T.V. show Nurse Jackie is a medical dark mocking comedy series on television. She is a caring, proficient, and dedicated nurse, but she is also a drug addict, liar, and a thief. She is out of control, out of excuses, and out of tricks in her personal life. She works at an emergency department at All Saints Hospital in New York City. She almost kills a diabetic patient by administering the wrong dosage of insulin while she was impaired. The public does not know that insulin is one of the drugs that require double check by two licensed persons. When Jackie has to check into a rehabilitation center, she lied to her manager stating that she was going to Disneyland. She …show more content…
We also need to educate the public about who is doing the work to protect the patient, showing the patients how to take care of themselves, and how to prevent future illness from competent compassionate nurses. In my facility, there are programs like ABC Clinic, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Stroke Support Group, and Nurse Ambassador Program to educate the public about the positive role of nurses. I am a nurse ambassador and I go to local high school every month to encourage high school students to become a nurse or become involved in the medical field. I share the passion of nursing and educate the public about the role of
How do the media positively or negatively influence the public’s image of nursing? The public often see nurses through images in the media. Unfortunately, the media and Hollywood, portray negative false image of nurses and doctors to the public. T.V. shows like Nurse Jackie, Grey’s Anatomy, and naughty nurse Halloween costume depicted the dark side of nursing. We have to educate and change the negative image of nurses.
The media projects false image about nurses to the public. For example, the T.V. show Nurse Jackie is a medical dark mocking comedy series on television. She is a caring, proficient, and dedicated nurse, but she is also a drug addict, liar, and a thief. She is out of control, out of excuses, and out of tricks in her personal life. She works at an emergency department at All Saints Hospital in New York City. She almost kills a diabetic patient by administering the wrong dosage of insulin while she was impaired. The public does not know that insulin is one of the drugs that require double check by two licensed persons. When Jackie has to check into a rehabilitation center, she lied to her manager stating that she was going to Disneyland. She …show more content…
We also need to educate the public about who is doing the work to protect the patient, showing the patients how to take care of themselves, and how to prevent future illness from competent compassionate nurses. In my facility, there are programs like ABC Clinic, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Stroke Support Group, and Nurse Ambassador Program to educate the public about the positive role of nurses. I am a nurse ambassador and I go to local high school every month to encourage high school students to become a nurse or become involved in the medical field. I share the passion of nursing and educate the public about the role of