Kalisch P A, Kalisch B J, Clinton J
Nurs Res. 1982 Nov-Dec;31(6):358-63.
This study reported the results of a content analysis of prime-time television portrayals of nurses and nursing over the past three decades with attention to scope of nursing practice, career orientation of nurses, nursing actions, and nurses' impact on patient welfare. The sample was 320 episodes from 28 series. The findings showed that nurses were depicted as working in acute care settings, entering nursing for altruistic reasons, predominantly acting as a resource to other health professionals, not using problem-solving and evaluation skills, deficient in administrative abilities, and remiss in providing physical comforting, engaging in expanded role activities, patient education and scholarly endeavors. Since the 1960s the trend in the quality of nurse portrayals has been downward. This has created a current crisis in communicating the world of nursing to the public via the most powerful form of mass communication, television.
本研究报告了对过去三十年黄金时段电视节目中护士及护理工作的内容分析结果，重点关注护理实践范围、护士职业取向、护理行为以及护士对患者福祉的影响。样本包括来自28部剧集的320集。研究结果表明，护士被描绘为在急症护理环境中工作，出于利他主义原因进入护理行业，主要充当其他医疗专业人员的资源，不使用解决问题和评估技能，缺乏管理能力，在提供身体安慰、参与拓展角色活动、患者教育和学术努力方面有所疏忽。自20世纪60年代以来，护士形象质量呈下降趋势。这在通过最强大的大众传播形式——电视向公众传达护理领域方面造成了当前的危机。
