ADVANCE Perspective: Nurses : Current Events, nurses on TV

Will New Documentary Series Authentically Portray Nurses?

Stacey Miller — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:03:00 GMT

Thursday night marks the premiere of ABC News' eight-part television series, Boston Med , where camera crews follow doctors, nurses and their patients at three Boston hospitals. If you caught last summer's series Hopkins , where cameras went inside Johns...(read more)

Nurse Jackie: Ethical or Criminal?

Gail Guterl — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:31:00 GMT

In the latest episode of Nurse Jackie (played by Edie Falco in this Showtime series), Jackie is quintessential Jackie. In past shows, we saw Jackie acting as a medical Robin Hood, never hesitating to rob from the rich (those who bestow health insurance)...(read more)

Nurse Jackie: Ego Episode

Gail Guterl — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:38:00 GMT

On vacation last week, my husband and I were sitting in a great restaurant with a quartet of septuagenarians at the table across from us. After several drinks their conversation got a little louder and I perked up when I heard one woman say, "One show...(read more)

Finale of Nurse Jackie - What's In Store for Season 2?

Ainsley Maloney — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:09:00 GMT

What's worse: a nurse Jackie who is stoned on painkillers, or withdrawing from them? This seems to be the dichotomy of the Jackie we see in most episodes of Nurse Jackie - the drug-addict who's somehow still managing to keep it all together - and the...(read more)