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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Sociology of Health
  • Media Studies

Background:

  • Historical and media representations often create persistent, sometimes negative, images of nursing.
  • These entrenched perceptions influence public and professional views of nursing.
  • The literature highlights the adverse effects of these portrayals on the nursing profession and its practitioners.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore commonly perceived images and metaphors related to nursing.
  • To examine the historical and media origins of these nursing perceptions.
  • To provoke reflection on how these images shape nursing practice and inform responses.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative reflection on personal experiences.
  • Analysis of historical and media-perpetuated nursing imagery.
  • Literature review on nursing portrayals and their effects.

Main Results:

  • Identified commonly perceived nursing images and metaphors with historical and media roots.
  • Highlighted the potential for reader identification and re-evaluation of these images.
  • Confirmed the negative impact of certain portrayals on the nursing profession and practitioners.

Conclusions:

  • The challenge lies in responding to and reshaping entrenched, often negative, nursing images.
  • Critical reconsideration of nursing's public and professional persona is necessary.
  • Understanding the origins and impact of these images is key to professional advancement.