This presentation aims to dispel the sexual image of nurses proliferated by the media and show the true nature of nursing.

1. Have you Googled the term “nurse” lately?

2. Let’s take a look…

4. What is this?! Why all the sexualized images of nurses?

5. Is this an accurate portrayal of nurses? Are other professions treated this way?

6. Where are the intelligent, compassionate, women and men who champion professional excellence and ethical care?

9. There they are!

10. A picture is worth a thousand words. Derogatory images of nurses invite sexual harassment in the workplace and hinder professionalism.

11. Nurses combine the art of care with the science of medicine advocating for YOU on multiple fronts.

12. In the hospital and in the community worldwide, professional nurses are the glue of healthcare.

13. When sexual images are proliferated on the internet, viewers form inaccurate stereotypes. No one deserves to be treated as a sexual object—especially not nurses.

14. Rethink the negative and work towards the positive. Nurses deserve better.