Nurses in the Media

Memo from a nurse: Why is Nurses Week so weak?

Good thing Nurses Week isn’t my morning coffee. It’s so weak! Why does this celebration keep getting watered down?

Nine dreams and counting: A nurse’s makeover

She left Guinea at 18, but Bebe Sylla never forgot home. Today, the oncology nurse from Houston brings better healthcare to her native West Africa. So when Scrubs heard she wanted a new look to reflect her role, we were only too happy to oblige!

Nurse Jackie hits rock bottom…are nurses cheering?

Maybe what irritated us the most about last season’s Nurse Jackie was the lack of serious consequences she received.

Nurses take charge of their image in the media

Nursing is the most trusted profession in the country…not necessary because of their public image. What can nurses do about it?

Jackie’s back! Will you be watching?

Whether you love her or hate her, Nurse Jackie is back on shift in season 4. Watch this teaser and get a glimpse of what’s in store.

A modern view of Nurse Ratched

Back in 60s psych wards, there were no counselors who held the group therapy sessions over which Nurse Ratched presided. Shock therapy and/or lobotomy was the usual treatment for extreme depression, suicide attempts, psychoses, and neuroses. The antipsychotics and antidepressants which we now take for granted did not exist.

Nurses Grieve, Too

I found a wonderful video about the grief we OB nurses feel and how we cope with that grief. I wanted to share it in the hope it helps someone else out there.

Nurses in the Media

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