Fictional Portrayals of Nurses: Original Research

See our in depth FAQ which cites many research studies:

Q: I get that the public health community and even Hollywood itself believes that the entertainment media has a big effect on real world health. But is there any actual research showing it affects what people think and do about health issues like nursing?

See other supporting studies:

Linda S. Smith, "Image Counts -- Greeting Cards Mail It in When It Comes to Accurately Portraying Nurses," Nursing Spectrum, Oct. 1, 2003 (Southern ed.).

Duncan, PAA, (1992). Media portrayals of nursing versus the actual work of nurses. Dissertation. Syracuse University Library.

Kalisch, P. & Kalisch, B. (1987). The changing image of the nurse. Menlo Park, Calif.: Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., Health Sciences Division.

Kalisch, Philip & Kalisch, Beatrice. (1986). A comparative analysis of nurse and physician characters in the entertainment media. Journal of Advanced Nursing, Mar; 11 (2), 179-195. abstract full text in pdf Click here for a detailed summary of the article.

Kalisch, P. A. & Kalisch, B. J. (1985). When Americans called for Dr. Kildare: images of physicians and nurses in the Dr. Kildare and Dr. Gillespie movies, 1937-1947. Medical Heritage. Sep-Oct, 1 (5), 348-363. full text in pdf

Kalisch, B. J. & Kalisch, P. A. (1984). The Dionne quintuplets legacy: establishing the "good doctor and his loyal nurse" image in American culture. Nursing & Health Care. May, 5 (5), 242-251. full text in pdf

Kalisch, P., Kalisch, B. & Scobey, M. (1983). Images of nurses on television. New York: Springer Pub. Co.

Kalisch, B. J. & Kalisch, P. A. (1983). Heroine out of focus: media images of Florence Nightingale. Part I. Popular biographies and stage productions. Nursing & Health Care. Apr, 4 (4), 181-187. full text in pdf

Kalisch, B. J. & Kalisch, P. A. (1983). Heroine out of focus: media images of Florence Nightingale. Part II. Film, radio, and television dramatizations. Nursing & Health Care. May, 4 (5), 270-278. full text in pdf

Kalisch B. J. & Kalisch P. A. (1983). An analysis of the impact of authorship on the image of the nurse presented in novels. Research in Nursing & Health. Mar; 6 (1), 17-24. abstract full text in pdf

Kalisch P. A., Kalisch B. J., Clinton J. (1982). The world of nursing on prime time television, 1950 to 1980. Nursing Research. Nov-Dec; 31 (6), 358-63. abstract full text in pdf

Kalisch B. J., Kalisch P. A. & McHugh M. L. (1982). The nurse as a sex object in motion pictures, 1930 to 1980. Research in Nursing & Health. Sep; 5 (3), 147-154. abstract full text in pdf

Kalisch, P. A. & Kalisch, B. J. (1982). The nurse-detective in American movies. Nursing & Health Care. Mar, 3 (3), 146-153. full text in pdf

Kalisch, P. A. & Kalisch, B. J. (1982). The image of the nurse in motion pictures. American Journal of Nursing. Apr, 82 (4), 605-611. full text in pdf

Kalisch, P. A. & Kalisch, B. J. (1982). The image of nurses in novels. American Journal of Nursing. Aug, 82 (8), 1220-1224. full text in pdf

Kalisch, P. A. & Kalisch, B. J. (1982). Nurses on prime-time television. American Journal of Nursing. Feb, 82 (2), 264-270. full text in pdf

Kalisch, B. J., Kalisch, P. A. & Scobey M. (1981). Reflections on a television image: The Nurses 1962-1965. Nursing & Health Care. May, 2 (5), 248-255. full text in pdf