Stereotypes Of Nursing

The prevention of illnesses is not limited to receiving a treatment and instantaneously becoming well. There is a process that can be prolonged, but is eased by health care workers, like nurses. Their goal is to care for individuals that are unable to care for themselves, as well as to promote overall health. Professional nursing has been greatly influenced by the history of nursing and is today, provided to people of all ages, young and old. Nurses are important to have in a treatment process, yet there are several stereotypes about them that can undermine or exaggerate their capabilities.
Nursing history has influenced professional nursing through various aspects, largely beginning with the image of nurses from being viewed as less than honorable to a respected profession that can be pursued by all different people. Contrasting to the current opportunities for both men and women to become nurses, it was initially more natural for women to be nurses, as they were the “caretakers of children, family and [the] community,” (Weatherford). The “center of health care” was in homes, and even after the nation’s first hospital opened, it was primarily thought of
The school's’ nurse, Ms. Cioffi, described how being a nurse means to care and comfort patients in need. She continued to express how people always believe she will be bossy and scary because she is a nurse. Therefore this has influenced her to try to talk more with her patients and to show them that she only wants to help them. Moreover, another stereotype she faces at times is that nurses are very brave and not affected by anything sad that happens in the job. Ms. Coffe shared her first experience with losing a patient and how emotional she was, she has come to look for ways to deal with her emotions and be brave, as it is not always