Exploring Popular Images and Representations of Nurses and Nursing
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• Explain the importance of nursing’s image for contemporary nursing • Describe the prevalent stereotypes of nurses and nursing, and try to explain the persistence of these stereotypes • Debate the issue of whether nurses really should abandon the “overworked angel” image • Explain the difficulties involved in proposing a “realistic” portrayal of nurses and nursing • Propose a strategy or small-scale project that could help promote alternative media representations of nurses and nursing
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تاریخ انتشار 2005