When I grow up I want to be a nurse: Exploring the effect of the television portrayal of nurses on the decision to become a nurse in New Zealand

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When I grow up I want to be a nurse: Exploring the effect of the television portrayal of nurses on the decision to become a nurse in New Zealand

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This research explores the influence of hospital-based drama television programmes, focusing on the portrayal of nurses, and how these characters have influenced nurses’ career choices. Using Norman Fairclough’s framework for critical discourse analysis, it explores the social and historical factors that have led to the development of the imagery and stereotypes that populate these programmes. Research indicates that the image of nursing influences recruitment to the profession, and that the ...

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2017

Creator

Gilchrist, Barbara

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https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6312

Related subjects

New Zealand / nurses / nursing image / television / hospital-based drama / public perception / stereotypes / career choice / motivation factors / surveys / Health sciences / Nursing / Nursing workforce

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