Paradoxes in Nurses' Identity, Culture and Image - The Shadow Side of Nursing (Paperback)

This book examines some of the more disturbing representations of nurses in popular culture, to understand nursing's complex identities, challenges and future directions. It critically analyses disquieting representations of nurses who don't care, who kill, who inspire fear or who do not comply with laws and policies. Also addressed are stories about how power is used, as well as supernatural experiences in nursing. Using a series of examples taken from popular culture ranging from film, television and novels to memoirs and true crime podcasts, it interrogates the meaning of the shadow side of nursing and the underlying paradoxes that influence professional identity. Iconic nursing figures are still powerful today. Decades after they were first created, Ratched and Annie Wilkes continue to make readers and viewers shudder at the prospect of ever being ill. Modern storytelling modes are bringing to audiences the grim reality that some nurses are members of the working poor, like Cath Hardacre in Trust Me, and others can be dangerous con artists, like the nurse in Dirty John. This book is important reading for all those interested in understanding the links between nursing's image and the profession's potential as an agent for change.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Research in Nursing and Midwifery
Release date:	September 2021
First published:	2020
Authors:	Margaret McAllister • Donna Brien
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	188
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-217521-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Nursing > Nursing sociology Books > Academic & Education > Varsity Textbooks > Nursing
LSN:	1-03-217521-4
Barcode:	9781032175218

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