Discussion: Public’s image of nursing. Discussion: Public’s image of nursing. The media can negatively influence the public’s image of nursing. Most television shows that have a medical theme, often focus on the sex driven story lines. Nurses are often seen having relationships with work colleagues, cheating on their spouses with someone at work, or having some sort of other personal drama that has nothing to do with medicine. It certainly makes for interesting television in the interest of ratings, but fails to produce a sense of professionalism in the women acting in the show. Examples of these shows are ER, Scrubs,
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