It all started at the Miss America pageant. Miss Colorado, Kelley Johnson, is a nurse. She showcased her talent dressed in scrubs, telling a story about an Alzheimer\u2019s patient for whom she was caring. The next day on The View, one of the hosts, Michelle Collins, stated she thought she was \u201cbasically reading her emails out loud.\u201d Joy Behar added \u201cWhy does she have the doctor\u2019s stethoscope around her neck?\u201d Outrage by the nurses of the world ensued.
\nNurses from everywhere went crazy over the reference to the \u201cdoctor\u2019s stethoscope\u201d comment. It is apparent that Ms. Behar has limited knowledge about what a nurse does. Okay. The great thing that occurred is the passionate outpouring by nurses regarding the significance of our job. Facebook is now inundated with posts from \u201cShow Me Your Stethoscope,\u201d a Facebook group started by Janie Harvey Garner, a nurse from Missouri. This group, with 800,000 members now, posts nurses\u2019 personal experiences with patients, ethical dilemmas, professional practice questions, jokes, and other stories from nurses. Today there is a post about the new research on uterus transplants. There are now \u201cShow me your Stethoscope\u201d T-shirts, earrings, and necklaces! Johnson & Johnson pulled their advertisements from \u201cThe View\u201d. There is a hashtag: \u201c#NursesUnite\u201d!
\nWhat does this all mean? Nurses have a lot of power. What a ruckus. I\u2019m glad to hear all of the noise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"