""Saving Lives" has a serious point, that the devaluation of
nursing--both by overlooking nurses' contributions to positive
outcomes for patients, and more subtly by emphasizing their
devotion, compassion and self-sacrifice over their lifesaving
skills--discourages students from the field and contributes to a
critical nursing shortage." --Newsweek""Saving Lives" is an
important book because it so clearly delineates how ubiquitous
negative portrayals of nursing are in today's media, particularly
three common stereotypes of nurses -- the "Naughty Nurse," the
"Angel" and the "Battle Axe." --New York Times.com""Every nurse
should recognise the damage that negative portrayals of nursing in
the press, films, television and even books can do to our image.
... This well-researched text explores the negative effects of
adverse publicity and how it inhibits our professional growth. ...
The book deserves wide reading. Hopefully some firebrand may even
be driven to duplicate this study in th
“"Saving Lives" has a serious point, that the devaluation of
nursing—both by overlooking nurses’ contributions to positive
outcomes for patients, and more subtly by emphasizing their
devotion, compassion and self-sacrifice over their lifesaving
skills—discourages students from the field and contributes to a
critical nursing shortage.” —Newsweek “"Saving Lives" is an
important book because it so clearly delineates how ubiquitous
negative portrayals of nursing are in today’s media, particularly
three common stereotypes of nurses — the “Naughty Nurse,” the
“Angel” and the “Battle Axe.” —New York Times.com ""Every nurse
should recognise the damage that negative portrayals of nursing in
the press, films, television and even books can do to our image.
... This well-researched text explores the negative effects of
adverse publicity and how it inhibits our professional growth. ...
The book des
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