Night Nurse Tweeted: A Case Study

In order to achieve success while writing the term paper, multiple scholarly pieces were used. The databases that obtained these consisted of: ProQuest, CINAHL, Medline, and Ovid. The limits that were selected were: 1) English, 2) Peer reviewed, 3) Published between 2011-2015, 4) Scholarly journals, 5) Full text. By selecting these options I was able to attain accurate and relevant journals necessary. The search terms were nursing, negative, image, and media. Multiple articles appeared but only three were chosen to describe how nurses are stereotyped in the media and negatively portrayed to the public.

In one episode of “Grey’s Anatomy,” a male doctor insults a female doctor, by calling her a nurse (Rhimes). The female doctor feels offended being called a nurse and replied “Did you just called me a nurse?” As a student nurse, I believe that nursing is a respectable profession. We are not medical school rejects, dropouts or failures. We chose nursing, because we wanted to be a nurse as bad as the Medical Schools’ students want to become MDs. Unfortunately, this kind of stereotype has created a big misunderstanding of nursing in the eyes of our

In early October, Delta Airlines was accused with racial profiling after a flight attendant refused to believe that a black woman, Tamika Cross, was a doctor. During a flight from Detroit, a man went unconscious and his wife cried out for help. A representative for the airline went on the speaker and asked if anyone aboard was a doctor, Dr. Tamika Cross immediately responded. The flight attendant showed clear doubt that Tamika Cross was a doctor and reportedly said to her that they were “looking for actual physicians or nurses or some type of medical personnel.” Once again the cockpit asked if there were any medical personnel on board, and once again Dr. Cross responded. Once again Dr. Cross was greeted with disbelief and was even asked to prove her

The put down gossip and rumors nurse – the nurse that speaks ill about others

The allegations were brought to light when concerns were raised by a former charge nurse called Terry Bryan.

On January 19th, 2009, Ian Andrews was given a seven-month suspension from the nursing profession. A year prior, Andrews was working as a full-time practical nurse at a mental health and addictions hospital located in Ontario. The client affected by Andrews ' actions was an elderly individual, who was diagnosed with autism and presented occasional periods of rage and fury. The client’s care plan involved managing periods of aggressiveness through staff support and the use of restraints, as necessary. On the day of the incident, staff nurses noticed that upon the client’s grunt, Andrews punched the client in the face several times, as the client tried to cover his face. Andrews then took the client into the bathroom where thudding noises were heard. Upon arrival, the nurses noticed Andrews standing over the client uninjured, with the wall covered with traces of blood and a broken faucet resting in the sink. Later in the evening, Andrews ' left a progress note within the client 's chart which described that the client had injured himself due to a period of restlessness. Upon patient assessment, a wound was noted on the client’s bottom lip along with minor lacerations present at the back of the client’s head.

The event that essentially precipitated the criminal charges against Ann Mitchell and Vicki Galle was when they reported the unsafe medical practices of Dr. Ronaldo Arafiles. They stood up for many of Dr. Rolando Arafiles patients and their rights. They felt as if Dr. Arafiles was not providing standard care for his patients. After they filed an anonymous complaint to the Texas Medical Board (TMB), Winkler County Sherrif Robert Roberts requested copies of the confidential complaints and notified Dr. Arafiles. Following this action, the sheriff and Dr. Arafiles a attempted to retaliate against the two nurses (Sack, K). After reviewing the outcome of the case, the nurses were both impacted negatively. They will probably never be hired into the

Nursing as a profession is often portrayed by the media in demeaning ways. “Nurses have often been unfairly and unrealistically portrayed as “battle axes” or psychologically compromised. And that’s if they are written into the script at all.” (Berkowitz, 2014). “They are often portrayed as physician helpers, not the highly skilled independent clinicians that we know they are.” (Berkowitz, 2014).

Have you ever encountered a situation where you thought " I can not believe this person just said or acted like that", we all have. It is because everyone has different beliefs and values. Social media, for example Facebook, has presented a platform for people to express their opinions,values, or discuss controversial issues, but social media has also started heated debates that may affect others life or self-esteem. For example, Planned Parenthood, the Election, or the Black Lives Matter Movement are all different types of issues that have been televised by media displaying marches or protest to display how others moral actions have affected one's life. As nurses, we are affected by social and medical ethics, which both can sometimes hinder us from giving the type of care that our educational opinion believes the patient deserves. "However, people sometimes allow their emotions to overtake good reasoning; when this happens, it does not provide a good foundation for ethics-related decisions Butts and Rich,2016,p.4).

Professional nurses are as important, in achieving success, as any other component within the healthcare sector. For instance, a professional nurse typically spends more time in direct contact with patients than a physician does (Hendrich et al., 2008). Nevertheless, media sources have always painted the picture of a nurse in various forms. Although nurses are sometimes perceived as life savers and angels of mercy, the profession is often sexualized, stereotyped, and undermined in its importance (Hoeve et al., 2014). In this paper I will describe how the media portrays a professional nurse, and compare it with the current knowledge in literature –searched through a professional search engine, CINAHL. Then I will provide an insight into

Four women in Georgia filed a lawsuit against Accord Service for discrimination. The company allegedly refused to put nurses in in-home positions if they were deemed "too black, too old, or too foreign" (Ng 2011). Additionally, one of the plaintiffs who worked in Human Resources found that the African American nurses were being paid significantly less money than white nurses. This plaintiff, Tracee Goodman, stated that before placing a nurse in a home, she would be blatantly asked what color the nurse was and their age before a decision was made (Seward 2011). If the client was white, then management would often insist a Caucasian nurse treat that patient. When the plaintiff brought this to the attention of superiors, her own hours dwindled to the point where she could no longer afford to stay with the company.

“The definition of a health professional is a person who works to protect and improve people’s health by the diagnosis and treatment of illness to bring about a complete recovery from mental, physical and social perspectives, either directly or indirectly (Kurban, 2010, pg. 760).” Nurses in the community today have acquired an increasing responsibility to intervene with medical decisions. In the past, there were clear differences between nurses and doctors. It was more common for a nurse to be supervised directly under the physician. They are not just performing Doctor’s orders anymore. The nurse role in patient care has been widely expanded. Allegations against someone can be one of the most stressful moments of their careers. Negligence

- I thought the title is interesting, like the author literally used the words jail and criminals. So these two words made me think how bad a nursing home is. But after I read the article, I was totally wrong. I mean how the author wrote the title is not match with what he or she actually wrote in the writing. It is about explaining all the great qualities and activities a nursing home provides to the seniors. I felt like the seniors are put in palace and the party in a nursing home! If I am in there, I think I will love to stay there until I die.

The Joint Commission recognizes any “intimidating and disruptive behaviors can foster medical errors, contribute to poor patient satisfaction and to preventable adverse outcomes, increase the cost of care, and causes qualified clinicians, administrators, and managers to see new positions in more professional settings.” (Lachman, V). A nurse who chooses to leave the emergency room because of history of dealing with lateral violence, it will cost the hospital anywhere $45,000-75,000 to train a new nurse. (Blair). If that new nurse leaves because of the same reason that hospital has just lost roughly $90,000-150,000

“Social media have invaded health care from at least three fronts: innovative startups, patient communities and medical centers” (John Sharp 2010). The Social Media arena helps the health care system for their planning strategy and their marketing. However, their use is very controversial. There is a discussion about the use of social media in the healthcare settings due to its vulnerability. Even though social media is important for the healthcare development, the security issues will remain big concerns for the healthcare system.