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What shows like Grey’s Anatomy get wrong about nurses

A nursing professor can't help pointing out a few things that medical dramas tend to get wrong about her profession.

Jonathan King - NYU • futurity
Feb. 25, 2025 2 minSource

Hospital shows have long been a staple of both daytime soaps and primetime prestige television, and nursing professor Michele Crespo-Fierro has enjoyed many over the years, especially when plotlines have tackled real-world issues such as HIV care.

But she can’t help pointing out a few things that the genre tends to get wrong about her profession, from workplace dynamics and labor conditions to education and credentialing.

Crespo-Fierro, a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, is a clinical associate professor and the director of the LEAD Honors Program at NYU Meyers College of Nursing.

In this video, she breaks down what shows like Grey’s Anatomy get wrong:

Source: NYU

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