ZDogg MD’s fans are mad about our “Always a Nurse” analysis After we posted a critical analysis of ZDogg MD’s “Always a Nurse” tribute song in February 2020, the Internet celebrity bravely…
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Popular TV game show Family Feud repeatedly sexualizes nursing In survey questions, the highly-rated syndicated show Family Feud has urged the public to think of nurses as females who are mainly focused…
Poverty, etc.
On The Mindy Project, nurses are comic relief for the comic relief The sitcom’s third season does offer a few fleeting images of its nurses as actual health professionals. But mostly, they…
Love heals all things
A message to nurses from Angel Williams, the woman at the center of the 2010 Dr. Oz naughty nurse segment January 28, 2018 — We recently received a phone call from Angel…
Ratched or Wretched?
Netflix Should Support Women, Not Damaging Stereotypes by MarySue Heilemann, RN, PhD, FAAN January 25, 2018 Dear Nurses and Allies, I’m writing because the Nurse Ratched show in development at Netflix has…
All Types Welcome…to stereotype nursing!
Lionsgate exploits nursing, again, to promote blood drive for new film Jigsaw Lionsgate has promoted its popular Saw horror film franchise with blood drives, using posters exploiting the naughty and battle-axe stereotypes…
Nurses vs. Netflix: Protests over Ryan Murphy’s “Ratched”
For immediate release September 15, 2017 Contact: Sandy Summers 410-323-1100 office 443-253-3738 cell ssummers@truthaboutnursing.org Note: As of January 18, 2019, our new petition is located at: https://truthaboutnursing.salsalabs.org/nurse-ratched Hundreds of nurses have signed a…
American Horror Story: “Ratched”
Netflix and Ryan Murphy plan two-season TV origin story for one of the most damaging anti-nurse stereotypes in history September 7, 2017 – Today media sources reported that Netflix bought the new…
Unskilled. Lowly. Servile.
Paul Krugman says nursing is “menial,” not “cognitive,” in blog post Nobel-winning economist apologizes after nurses give cognitive feedback April 15, 2017 — On February 24, Paul Krugman posted a short item…
Puzzler
People crossword says RNs are “E.R. assistants” March 14, 2017 – The clue for 29 Down in People magazine’s crossword “puzzler” this week was “E.R. assistants (abbr.),” seeking a 3-letter answer. Can you…
The doctor school dropout
NCIS: Los Angeles investigates nursing stereotypes October 23, 2016 – In tonight’s episode, the popular CBS drama NCIS: Los Angeles engaged briefly with some nursing stereotypes, especially those that apply to men…
Forward?
Abby Wambach on NPR’s Fresh Air: Title IX was really about escaping nursing September 14, 2016 — Today soccer star Abby Wambach appeared on National Public Radio’s Fresh Air to promote her…
She does very inappropriate things to kitten posters
The Middle toys with angel and battle-axe imagery October 2016 – Two recent episodes of the ABC sitcom The Middle included appearances by Holly, a nursing student who presented a mixed but…
How to fight Zika
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…
Looking at Her
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…
Pretty vacant
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…
Hollow
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…
Inmate or nurse?
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…
All the costumes
Subway’s naughty nurse Halloween ad is not so fresh October 2014 — A new television ad for Subway uses a naughty nurse costume, among others, to encourage U.S. customers to dine at…
Love! Witchcraft! Cupcakes!
Fall 2014 television overview October 2014 — The fall U.S. prime time television schedule has several new shows with nurses among the regular characters, although there is a notable trend toward the…