July 4, 2009Crossword puzzle poison phrase. ER helpers. Answer, nurse
“Saving Lives: Why the Media’s Portrayal of Nurses Puts Us All at Risk,”
From the NYT article:
“Helpers?” the writers asked with exasperated italics. That one word encapsulates their critique of how nurses are typically portrayed on entertainment television, in movies and in most journalism.
Nurses are not “helpers,” the authors argue. Nurses work with medical doctors, but not for them.
“One of nurses’ most important professional roles is to act as an independent check on physician care plans to protect patients and ensure good care,” they write.
Nurses are professionals. But as with many professions that are female dominated, the old stereotypes are dying hard.
Let’s give it a nudge from our end.
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