More Nurses on the Small Screen: Hawthorne

re: More Nurses on the Small Screen: Hawthorne

Gail Guterl — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:08:23 GMT

I looked forward to watching HawthoRNe last night and found it hard to keep up my interest once the show began. I was so shocked when the male RN knew the medication dose for his diabetic patient was not correct, in fact dangerous, and yet still administered the dose. He spoke to the patient's physician about the dosage and was shot down rudely by the physician. What an awful image for viewers to think a nurse would cave in and administer a lethal dose of medication just because he/she was yelled at by a physician. In real life, a nurse would go to her manager or the head of physicians or the CNO to protest the dose.

re: More Nurses on the Small Screen: Hawthorne

Quianna — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:26:56 GMT

I will definitely be watching this show! Even if it is predictable, I'm just glad to see a show focused on nurses. With all the cop, lawyer and doctor centered shows, HawthoRNe will definitely be one to watch for me.

re: More Nurses on the Small Screen: Hawthorne

Liz — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:50:12 GMT

I just ran across this intelligent new RN site that is hosting a lively discussion on both new nurse TV shows-Nurse Jackie and HawthoRNe (which debuts tonight on TNT).

http://www.rnvoices.net/

In addition there is an important discussion on achieving a national law that would mandate minimum RN-to-patient safe staffing ratios, protects the rights of nurses to advocate on behalf of their patients, and to invest in training new nurses, and provide whistle blower protection for nurses who report unsafe conditions. It called the National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act (BOXER) SB103. Exciting times we are living in.