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The representation of ‘the nurse’ within media depictions is increasingly being considered an issue of great concern. The way in which nurses are portrayed is believed to have implications in general for the status of nursing in society.
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Holloway, J. (1992). The media representation of the nurse: the implications for nursing. In: Soothill, K., Henry, C., Kendrick, K. (eds) Themes and Perspectives in Nursing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-4435-1_2
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