Nurses in the Media

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7 ways Hollywood goofs up medicine

‘As seen on TV’ does not apply to the real world that we nurses live in.

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10 nurse depictions we wish would go away

It’s not as if nurses don’t have a sense of humor. Heck, you have to be able to laugh to do what we do, right? But there’s a line—and it’s not that fine a line—between laughing with nurses and laughing at them.

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All My Children’s ‘legendary’ nurse, remembered

If you ever watched All My Children (go ahead…confess if you did!), do you remember Ruth? Here are a couple vintage clips to jog your memory.

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Unbelievable hospital scenes from TV

Docs pushing gurneys and doing science experiments with young patients? Nurses doing nothing but looking pretty and tottering about in high heels? Laugh at these priceless clips from Dr. Kildare, Marcus Welby, Doogie Howser, Grey’s, House and more!

The Frazzled Nurse

The Frazzled Nurse

We love this silly British medical show. A recurring theme is the overwhelmed nurse administrator (and mother of three) who always seems to be forgetting…something.

Get up and dance to the nurse’s version of “Pump it”!

Get up and dance to the nurse’s version of “Pump it”!

Fight infection and get your blood flowing to this hilarious music video set to The Black Eyed Peas’ “Pump It”.

Vintage nurse postcards!

Vintage nurse postcards!

Here, a delightful gallery of vintage nurse postcards. Some are touching, some are shocking, all show the impact that nursing has had on society.

Nurse Jackie poll: Venting

Nurse Jackie poll: Venting

Jackie’s having a bad day and turns to pharmacist Eddie for a sympathetic ear. Who do you turn to as your confidante when you’re having a bad day?

Songs about nurses: The nurse is the (wo)man of the year

Songs about nurses: The nurse is the (wo)man of the year

This endearing 1993 parody definitely says it — the nurse is the (wo)man of the year! See the cartoon where an adorable 7-year-old Animaniac praises the nurse!

Nurse Jackie poll: The overworked and underpaid

Nurse Jackie poll: The overworked and underpaid

It’s Nurses Week at All Saints. Jackie thinks the whole thing is patronizing. Do you agree or disagree?

Nurse Jackie poll: Fights on the floor

Nurse Jackie poll: Fights on the floor

A miscommunication between Jackie and Dr. O’Hara snowballs and causes the whole unit to be stressed. O’Hara yells at Zoey which causes her to cry. Has an argument at work ever affected you like this?

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Misunderstood

It continues to astound me how so many lay-people don’t understand what we nurses do.

Nurse Jackie poll: Have you ever been hospitalized from a mistake at work?

Nurse Jackie poll: Have you ever been hospitalized from a mistake at work?

EMT Lenny accidentally sticks himself with an epipen. Have you ever been hospitalized from a mistake at work?

Nurse Jackie poll: Nurse blogs

Nurse Jackie poll: Nurse blogs

While out to lunch, Zoey tries to get dirt from Jackie and O’Hara for her blog. Does this behavior sound familiar?

Nurse Jackie Poll: Drinks with the Team

Nurse Jackie Poll: Drinks with the Team

The nurses of All Saints went out to drinks together after work. New nurse Kelly used this opportunity to win over coworkers Thor and Zoey but Jackie declined to attend. Watch their recap of the evening and then take our poll!