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By Lesley Mackay (auth.), Professor Keith Soothill, Professor Christine Henry, Mr Kevin Kendrick (eds.)
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It is important though that nursing 'takes stock' and reconsiders not only why the way nursing is represented in the media is of such concern, but also the extent to which nursing can identify its own contribution to the perpetuation of such representations. These issues are crucial with regard to change and the development of nursing. Change in nursing and consequently change in media representations will not occur unless fundamental issues are tackled. These issues must not be ignored in favour of what are superficially perceived as obvious routes to status acquisition which in themselves place little value on the day-to-day experience of the nurse's role in health care.
Further research in the United States by Kaler et al. (1989) aimed at seeing how the public rated nursing in relation to other professions based on certain personality attributes concluded (p. 87) that 'The public image of the nurse continues to focus on those characteristics consensually endorsed as being feminine'. The study also revealed that nurses rated highly on helping skills and concern for others. From this it can be suggested that nursing is a 'metaphor for all things feminine' (Fagin and Diers 1983).
The terrifying Sister and the effeminate male nurse have gone, and they've put in a token coloured bloke, a female doctor and an alcoholic'. Despite these criticisms, a consideration of the representation of nurses in Casualty reveals some important developments from their representation in Young Doctors. The nurses in Casualty are portrayed as playing an important part in patient care in the Accident and Emergency Department. The care given ranges from physical to psychological care. Thus, with regards to psychological care, the Sister is portrayed as giving important explanation and reassurance to a patient involved in a road traffic accident (Casualty, 23 September 1989).