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dc.contributor.authorStanley, David
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:36:27Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:36:27Z
dc.date.created2008-11-19T18:02:01Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationStanley, David. Celluloid Angels: a research study of nurses in feature fils 1900 - 2007. 2008. Journal of Advanced Nursing 64 (1): 84-95.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23287
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04793.x
dc.description.abstract

This paper is a report of a study examining the influence on how nursing and nurses are portrayed in feature films made between 1900 and 2007, with a nurse as their main or a principle character and a story-line related specifically to nursing. Nurses and the nursing profession are frequently portrayed negatively or stereotypically in the media, with nurses often being portrayed as feminine and caring but not as leaders or professionals capable of autonomous practice. For the period from 1900 to 2007, 280 relevant films were identified. Most films were made in the United States of America of United Kingdom, although in recent years films have been increasingly produced in other countries. Early films portrayed nurses as self-sacrificial heroines, sex objects and romantics. More recent films increasingly portray them as strong and self-confident professionals.Nurse-related films offer a unique insight into the image of nurses and how they have been portrayed. Nurses need to be aware of the impact the film industry has on how nurses and nursing are perceived and represented in feature films

dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd
dc.subjectfilm
dc.subjectnurses
dc.subjectstereotypes
dc.subjectself-sacrifice
dc.subjectimages
dc.subjectnursing
dc.subjectmixed methods research
dc.subjectmedia
dc.titleCelluloid Angels: a research study of nurses in feature fils 1900 - 2007
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume64
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage84
dcterms.source.endPage95
dcterms.source.issn03092402
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Advanced Nursing
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Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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curtin.facultySchool of Nursing and Midwifery
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences


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