Comments on: Nursing Stereotypes: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, by Lori Campbell RN https://www.nnpbc.com/nursing-stereotypes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:07:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 By: NNPBC https://www.nnpbc.com/nursing-stereotypes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-37224 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 21:40:45 +0000 https://www.nnpbc.com/blog/?p=745#comment-37224 MTV has made some changes to the show as a result of the campaigns that have been launched by various nursing organizations and the fact that ratings have been very poor. Read more here http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-mtv-oc-nursing-reality-show-20131120,0,4996846.story?track=rss#axzz2lDxgMBXf

(NOTE: MTV Canada is produced centrally, so the show may still air in prime time in BC)

]]> By: Rebecca https://www.nnpbc.com/nursing-stereotypes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-37223 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 21:34:32 +0000 https://www.nnpbc.com/blog/?p=745#comment-37223 This is an interesting article http://www.thegypsynurse.com/scrubbing-in-not-1813/#comment-10870

I sort of agree with this, and I think it kind of is related to what Lori was saying. The perception of nursing is off, and it's not just about this one TV show, it's about every portrayal in the media. But on the other hand, it's also true that you don't get the big physician organizations complaining about House, or the Nip and Tuck doctors, because at the end of the day, they know that it's a TV show.

Why do nurses have to behave like Florence Nightingale to be trusted and respected? What a ridiculous double standard!

]]> By: Mel https://www.nnpbc.com/nursing-stereotypes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-37222 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 03:55:09 +0000 https://www.nnpbc.com/blog/?p=745#comment-37222 The ratings are slowly dwindling. I believe these are from the first episode. Scrubbing In (10:00) - MTV 0.521 million viewers, #43; 0.382 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #36 #ScrubbingIn. The second and third episode are even lower.

]]> By: JB https://www.nnpbc.com/nursing-stereotypes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-37221 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 18:42:25 +0000 https://www.nnpbc.com/blog/?p=745#comment-37221 Another thing I wonder, with the constant protests and complaints from some nursing organizations that are constantly trying to be in the news - isn't this another way nurses allow ourselves to be stereotyped? I know myself and my colleagues are probably just as frustrated with seeing another angry protest featured on the news as we are with the 'sexy nurse' stereotype.

As nurses, we don't seem to know how to present ourselves as smart, well-educated, sophisticated professionals. We're either wearing sexy outfits and talking trash like the Scrubbing In nurses, or we're angry, uncompromising protestors. It's no wonder the public is confused. How often do they see, in the news or on tv shows, nurses behaving in a likeable way?

]]> By: Lori C https://www.nnpbc.com/nursing-stereotypes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-37220 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 05:15:57 +0000 https://www.nnpbc.com/blog/?p=745#comment-37220 Thanks everyone for such great thoughts and positive feedback!
I'm always glad when we can take part in a passionate discussion that leaves us all enthused to spread the energy in a constructive way!

]]> By: Carl Meadows, RN https://www.nnpbc.com/nursing-stereotypes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-37219 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 04:53:18 +0000 https://www.nnpbc.com/blog/?p=745#comment-37219 This is an amazing discussion and really taps into our own assumptions and beliefs about being a nurse and the power stereotypes have in holding us from our maximum potential. Nadia Dhaliwal makes another important point around how nursing can marginalize, based on ethnic stereotypes. I recently did a planning technique where you attempt to create barriers to success through identification of gaps or weak areas. Imagine if all nursing institutions (unions, colleges, association, and educations institutions) had to perform an exercise where they were required to identify ways to keep nursing from its full potential power. It would probably include marginalization and the effeminite portrayal of male nurses as gay, female nurses as passive caregivers, immigrant nurses as only good for residential care, etc. If these stereotypes didn't exist, then most of our institutions would possibly be ethnically and gender balanced. I agree with Ali and so proud that nurses are speaking out and also believe we also need to do some serious soul searching.

]]> By: Sean Alcombe https://www.nnpbc.com/nursing-stereotypes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-37218 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 04:46:14 +0000 https://www.nnpbc.com/blog/?p=745#comment-37218 Truth in Nursing has finally posted their thoughts. Like you, they think Truth in Nursing should be cancelled, but they also note that it's probably less damaging than ER or Grey's, which portray nurses as sexually available or non-existent.

They also note that only 700,000 people watched the premier - not exactly a raging success by any standards, and usually more people watch the first one than subsequent ones. I wonder what that number would have been if pissed off nurses hadn't watched? A lot less. We should be kicking ourselves.

Here's the link: http://www.truthaboutnursing.org/news/2013/oct/24_scrubbing_in.html

]]> By: Ali Snyder https://www.nnpbc.com/nursing-stereotypes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-37217 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 03:06:12 +0000 https://www.nnpbc.com/blog/?p=745#comment-37217 This is amazing! I'm a new grad from Pittsburgh and saw this link on the 'Cancel Scrubbing In' Facebook page. I've been following the story closely, and even though I understand that people are upset, I agree we've missed the bigger picture here. It's about more than this show and we need to stand up for nursing in all pop and media culture. Good on you nurses in BC. I feel like I've finally found people who are making some actual good sense on this issue, and not just making futile attempts to get this cancelled. Cheers to you Lori!

Ali, Proud RN from Pittsburgh

]]> By: LaurieKD https://www.nnpbc.com/nursing-stereotypes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-37216 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 18:59:54 +0000 https://www.nnpbc.com/blog/?p=745#comment-37216 BEST BLOG EVER!

Thanks Lori. I'm going to share this with my students. 🙂

]]> By: ColMobly https://www.nnpbc.com/nursing-stereotypes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comment-37215 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 06:30:18 +0000 https://www.nnpbc.com/blog/?p=745#comment-37215 Cancelled would be good but, I didn't about the imprtance of thinking about the bigger picture. This blog was re-tweeted on the Cancel Scrubbing In forum on Facebook by a nurse in Southern Ontario, and is being shared by nurses all over North America. Kudos for that.

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