Stereotyping in Nursing

Sexy Vs. Professionalism For decades, the imagine of a naughty nurse has been used in TV shows, advertisement, commercials, movies, and more. The media both reflects and reinforces the naughty nurse stereotype. Many people assume the health care profession is nothing more than taking care of patients and having sexual relations with co-workers. Grey’s Anatomy for an example, the nurses, and doctors are always displaying scenes of sexual relations, in the work place at that. In all reality, that is not the case. The nursing profession doesn’t even relate to that. Anyone in the nursing profession knows there is no time for sex in between assessments, passing medications, reviewing orders, and charting! Yes, of course you want to look appealing and feel confident in your appearance, but with that being said, just because you are an attractive person, does not mean you are having or looking for hook-ups in your place of employment. Research has shown that men have sexual fantasies about nurses, more than any other profession. In other studies, it has been said that patients have sexually harassed more than 70% of nurses. The naughty nurse image persists at all levels of society. To some extent, the reaction may be due to the apparently scary idea of female nurses providing intimate care to male patients. Maybe it’s the male’s odd way of feeling as though he is “lightening” the situation, in order to make himself feel more at ease. Even if that were the case, what needs to be made clear, is that it is not okay to disrespect your caregivers in this fashion. Don’t peg attractive nurses as being “naughty, sexy