TV Medical Shows

This is from a Nursing Advocacy Newsletter that I receive:

"September 2005 -- The fall 2005 U.S. television season promises a lot of influential health-related serial programming. But since nearly every major character is a physician--literally dozens--it seems unlikely that nurses will receive their due. At the top of the list are the three hugely successful returning prime time hospital dramas: NBC's " ER" (premieres Sept. 22), Fox's " House" (Sept. 13), and ABC's " Grey's Anatomy" (Sept. 25). Of the 25 major characters in these three shows, 24 are physicians, and only one--"ER"'s Sam Taggart--is a nurse. "

I guess the networks feel that the ratings are with the docs?

Busy With This and That

I haven't been blogging or reading blogs for the past couple of weeks. I finally have had a chance tonight to sit and do just that. I started my first university course towards my nursing degree. It is actually an English course on essay writing. It isn't a nursing course per se, but all but one of us online are actually nurses in the degree program. I know it is only the beginning, but I am enjoying things so far. Most of the nurses are in the same kind of situation as I am. The majority are in their late 30s or 40s and working with children. We all have priorities to deal with. It is refreshing how supportive we are to each other. We post messages on a message board and critique each other's work. I guess one could probably tell that we are "caregivers" according the the kind of encouragements we leave for each other. We have already had two quizzes plus an essay completed. I find it more motivating being an online course, as you know, I do love my computer!!