Fall 2016 overview of nursing on television October 2016 — The new U.S. prime time season includes many health-related shows, but as in recent years, most are physician-centric. It appears that the…
Fall 2016 overview of nursing on television October 2016 — The new U.S. prime time season includes many health-related shows, but as in recent years, most are physician-centric. It appears that the…
Canadian reports show value of listening to nurses February 7, 2015 – A short piece in today’s Toronto Sun highlighted an admirable initiative by the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) to…
Fox News update: Analyzing the story on APRNs and the proposed VA rule Friday, June 10, 2016 — Today we finally reached Doug Rohrbeck, executive producer of the June 1 Fox News…
Fox News doesn’t want veterans to “settle” for nurses June 1, 2016 — Please join our petition protesting a damaging Fox News story whose video says “Vets may have to settle for…
Nurses and The Mindy Project May 2014 – On The Mindy Project (Fox), which focuses on a New York City obstetrics practice, all the characters are odd and silly. But the physicians…
Recipient of a Worst Reporting on Nursing 2010-2019 Award Despite 300,000 Brazilian nurses, NPR thinks Zika care there is all about “doctors” April 7, 2016 – Today NPR’s Morning Edition aired a…
15-year-old Texas student helps school nurse save asthmatic classmate’s life, then is suspended for doing so February 29, 2016 — Last month, Houston NBC TV affiliate KCEN reported that a Killeen high…
PBS highlights Civil War nursing on Mercy Street February 2016 — PBS’s Mercy Street is a U.S. Civil War drama about the staff at a Union military hospital in Virginia that treats…
Houston physician’s emergency center thinks nurses are super cute January 23, 2016 – Recently the Memorial Heights Emergency Center has placed at least one billboard ad in the Houston area that asks…
The altar of murdered men National History Day Documentary–Junior Level (Middle School) Gold Medal winner Produced by Lexie Van Den Heuvel University School of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin June 14, 2012 This strong…
Reports show understaffing remains a global threat May 28, 2015 – Media items from around the world in the last six months show that nursing continues to suffer from underfunding, with poor…
Hedley: “Crazy for You” (2014) (music video) From the album Wild Life (2013) Video directed by Timur Musabay and J. Lee Williams Universal Music Canada Hedley is crazy for a naughty nurse The video…
Call the Midwife returns to PBS tonight March 29, 2015 — Tonight the BBC drama Call the Midwife begins airing its fourth season on PBS, as the show enters the 1960s. Last…
Reports highlight the dangers of nurse fatigue and burnout February 1, 2015 – In recent months several health news outlets have run helpful pieces about dangerously high levels of fatigue and burnout…
Op-eds on NPs reflect the physician gaze January 6, 2015 – Over the last year, several op-eds have conveyed critical views of advanced practice nurses (APRNs) and how they fit into U.S….
New York Times highlights value of nurse midwife care December 14, 2014 – Two strong pieces in the New York Times have recently drawn attention to the high quality, cost effective care…
Angel of death haunts Fox drama! November 17, 2014 — Tonight’s episode of Fox’s drama Sleepy Hollow featured a strikingly clear example of the angel-of-death image of nursing: The being who was…
Starring Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Daniel Henney, T.J. Miller, Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans, Jr., Genesis Rodriguez, James Cromwell, Alan Tudyk, Maya Rudolph Directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams Written by Jordan…
Boys & Girls Club billboards spark debate in Cleveland November 2014 — Since at least September, The Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland have been running a billboard ad campaign featuring photos…
Nurses consulted, or not, about long-term care November 7, 2014 – Recent news items have shown the media consulting–or totally failing to consult–nurses for their expertise in managing serious long-term illnesses. Sometimes…