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Saving Lives: Why the Media's Portrayal of Nurses Puts Us All at Risk (Kaplan Voices Nurses)

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As the United States braces for an enduring shortage of highly trained registered nurses that may negatively affect the quality of health care in our lifetime, the popular media continues to undermine the reality of nursing's contributions through inaccurate portrayals of the profession. Saving Lives not only tells us the truth about Nursing's impact on health, quality of care and the lives of real people, but it articulately demonstrates why Nursing is consistently ranked by consumers as the most respected profession in the US and remains the resiliant backbone of the health care system. This revealing book is a powerful call to action for all nurses, nursing students, policy makers, media and the general public.

As a long time nurse, I thought this book sounded interesting. It definitely was. I found their comments about the portrayals of nursing to be all too true and often coincided with many of my and my co-workers comments. Some of our surgeons couldn't pick out their patients in a line up let alone stoop to spending hours of their precious time comforting them and their families or providing actual personal care to them. Anyone who thinks what they see on tv is what nursing really is definitely needs to read this book.

First off, the book is well written and interesting to read. In addition it illuminates the inaccurate portrayal of nurses in the public media and how that image is impacting the future of nursing and nurses in real life. Ms. Summers does an exceptional job of presenting the evidence of how the image of the nurse in the media is affecting nurses everywhere. With the worst nursing shortage in history in full swing, it is important that nurses and non-nurses alike be aware of the information in this book.

I purchased this book for a graduate nursing course at Framingham State College. It is an eye-opening account of the portrayal of nurses in the media and so much more! I have always enjoyed the television program, "House", but will never view it the same again. Where are the nurses on that show?

This book is great and Sandy and her husband have done a tremendous job!I speak on the topic of Nursing Image to nurses and this is a great resource. This book pulls the topic together well AND it is very well written. I read the book on the train and the time flew by!! I read a great deal and sometimes books written for the profession don't hold your attention but this keeps you wanting more. Kudos to the authors. you should be very proud. I'll be recommending the book at my presentations for professional nurses and in my classes for students as a "must read."

The first book about the nursing profession that gives a real perspective to the type of work that it really is. Love it or hate it, being a nurse is a unique way to live/

Thanks to Sandy Summers and Harry Jacobs Summers for sharing the importance of the work we nurses do. Special thanks for your
"...prospectus for a global investment in nursing:
Value of nurses saving thousands of additional lives every day:
Trillions of dollars.
Value of nurses teaching millions more people how to live healthier lives:
Trillions of dollars.
Value of nurses keeping families, workplaces, communities, and nations strong:
Priceless."

Recommend this book to anyone who is interested in and cares about the future of health care. Think is a must read for nurses to become aware of the issue of the inaccurate and damaging media portrayals which ultimately affects patient outcomes.

Glad that I purchased this book. Helps make explicit how vital nursing care is in the over-all health care picture.