In Amanda Fazzone’s article “Boob Tube,” she explains how TV. show heroines are empowered only because they “bask in the sex object role,” even though NOW (National Organization for Women) states that these “intelligent” and “well-rounded” women are able to “break out of the sex object role and portray authentic people.” Fazzone questions NOW’s credibility for their criterion of their idea of authentic and intelligent women. “If heroines like Felicity are empowered, it’s only because they’ve decided that what really drives female power is sex,” Fazzone states at the beginning of the article. Fazzone takes a stand against NOW asking how they choose their endorsements. NOW explains that their endorsements are intelligent, well-rounded authentic women, but Fazzone wants to know if they are really women who bask in the sex object role, and what are the shows NOW endorses are really about?
Seattle Grace’s Meredith Grey Meredith Grey, the main character and protagonist in the hit television series Grey’s Anatomy, is a very complex (round) personality and often puzzles us with her competing values. The weekly episodes begin and end with Meredith commenting on life’s miseries and usually provide a pretty good analysis of contemporary life. Her comments are especially poignant and seem to sum up the mood of each episode. Meredith is a dynamic, attractive, young surgical intern at Seattle Grace Hospital who struggles to balance her complicated personal life and less than perfect childhood with her highly competitive professional life. As a doctor, Meredith is quick on her feet and caring towards her patients.
She knew that women who disguised their sexuality were likely to be promoted more readily than she, yet simultaneously she thought her sexuality was a trump card. Even as she saw how it worked against her, she valued it and sought to preserve it, and tried hard to outshine all young female incumbents. This cannot be a true picture of my mother, though it is as I saw her.” (Working Women Don’t Have Wives) Women executives are everywhere in corporate America, and they may actually be more effective managers then men. In fact, women managers consistently are rated higher than their male counterparts on 37 of 47 critical management qualities such as leadership, social skills, problem-solving and decision-making,
Change, though a part of our daily routine in nursing was difficult. My history with this organization was that often nurses found that practices that were adequate during their own experience as a patient and therefore should not be changed or improved on. More well seasoned nurses had told me during my initial fact finding phase that they prefer specializing in either mothers or newborns, but not both. All my nurses had certification in neonatal resuscitation and basic life support which was the basic structure of being competency in couplet care. After assuring the support of my clinical coordinator and my senior leader, I spoke at a staff meeting about the benefits of couplet care.
Introduction of Capstone Project Roxane Spinelli Chamberlain College of Nursing Capstone NR660 Dr. Mikel Hand March 6, 2014 Introduction of Capstone Project Nursing is considered to be a challenging profession, due to the nurses working long hours caring for patients that are extremely ill and dying. There have been discussions among the experts on how to reduce job-related burnout and job dissatisfaction, decrease nurse workloads and improve patient safety. They have continued, stating there should be more nurses working in hospitals per patient. This is measured as the nurse-to-patient ratio. This can be described as one nurse taking care of x-amount of patients.
The addressing of the media having a role in projection of a female athlete role interjects the media may not always send the best message concerning a female athlete, which is a message of femininity concerning the athlete. The interjection of the media cast typing how female athletes are always feminine no matter the sport you play; it will always have a feminine illusion of the female athlete. Society tells us that boys are the athletic ones and girls are beautiful. However, more and more women are making a living for athletic ability, most of the time because they are a beautiful athlete. Women athletes have made huge strides since Title IX but there is still room for improvement.
Despite men being discouraged from a female-dominated profession, females have been progressively moving into male-dominated professions such as dentistry, pharmacy, and medicine (Kada, 2010). Why is it acceptable for women to work in a male-dominated field, but viewed as unacceptable for men to work in a female-dominated field? The issue surrounding gender bias in the nursing profession has been acknowledged by nurse scholars in recognition that efforts towards implementing strategies are needed to work towards increasing the male recruitment (Kada, 2010). The implementation of strategies towards gender equality in the workplace will assist in
The nurse is at the heart of running the floor of that hospital. On the positive side, I found an article that showed in Gallup’s annual poll for seven years straight, nursing is on top for being the most honest and ethical professions. It is the nurse’s job to serve the patients and not the doctors2, and to protect the patient. In the last article I found, it talked about the nurses who were involved as volunteers during Hurricane Katrina. They helped move things to avoid flooding, figured out how to evacuate
Personal Characteristics of a Medical Assistant Miami-Jacobs Career College Medical Orientation MA100 Mrs. Searles September 13, 2011 Personal Characteristics of a Medical Assistant An office medical assistant, or administrative assistant, works in the office of a medical building and performs tasks such as clerical work, scheduling and handling patients. Along with the proper training, medical assistants perform well when they have the personal characteristics that suit their job. People skills, multitasking ability and a talent for handling stress can help medical office assistants excel in their work and avoid job burnout. People skills are very much needed in the Medical office. Medical assistants must interact with people on a daily basis.
“Thin” is the norm that has become all too common. Magazines such as maxim, playboy, and numerous others all depict models that have undergone extensive reconstruction. This view of women to please men is tormenting the females in their teens and twenty’s causing them to subject their body’s to numerous cosmetic procedures in the form of; face-lifts, tummy tucks, liposuction, breast augmentation (Very common), lip implants, Botox injections, and rhinoplasty (nose reconstruction). Television reinforces the exact same image through films and serials. Although both men and women undergo aesthetic surgery, the media effects on women are more significant.