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Paradoxes in Nurses’ Identity, Culture and Image: The Shadow Side of Nursing
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McAllister, Margaret, 1959- author.
- Brien, Donna Lee, 1959- author.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (152 p.) ill
- Other Title:
- Paradoxes in Nurses’ Identity, Culture and Image
- Place of Publication:
- Taylor & Francis (Unlimited)
- Summary:
- 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.
- ISBN:
- 1-351-03340-9
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