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Saving Lives: Why the Media's Portrayal of Nurses Puts Us All at Risk (Kaplan Voices Nurses) by Summers, Sandy, Summers, Harry Jacobs is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Popular TV shows like Grey's Anatomy, ER, and House lead people to think that nurses simply push gurneys, drive romantic plots, and provide an attractive backdrop for the real action. However, 12 million nurses worldwide know the reality is far more fascinating, demanding, and important. Written by the leaders of The Truth About Nursing, the organization at the forefront of challenging and changing representations of nurses, Saving Lives is destined to change the way people look at the essential role nurses play within the U.S. healthcare system. It explores the public's perception of nurses and spells out the greatest myths about nursing, drawing on examples from television shows, ads, news, and other media. Saving Lives exposes the media's role in the nursing shortage and the often dismissive public perception of nursing. But it is also a call to action. Saving Lives offers concrete steps to help nurses, and those who support them, educate the public about nursing. For millions of people worldwide, nurses are the difference between life and death, self-sufficiency and dependency, and hope and despair. Nonetheless a lack of appreciation for nursing has contributed to a gl

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Author

Summers, Sandy, Summers, Harry Jacobs

Publisher

Kaplan Publishing

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781427798459

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Science, Fiction

Rating

3.51 / 5 (35 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14