NDLI: Public Understanding of the Role of Nurses During Ebola.

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	McGillis Hall, Linda Kashin, Jordana
Spatial Coverage	Africa, Western
Description	Country affiliation: Canada Author Affiliation: McGillis Hall L ( Lambda Pi-at-Large, Kathleen Russell Distinguished Professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.); Kashin J ( Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.)
Abstract	PURPOSE: To examine media portrayals of nurses and their roles during the 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic in western Africa. METHODS: The study used document analysis and in-depth content analysis to review and assess literature on the Ebola epidemic. A total of 234 potentially relevant articles were identified; 109 were excluded and 125 were included in the analysis. FINDINGS: The analysis revealed a gap in system preparedness for global health events and a lack of public awareness of the critical role of nurses. Little attention was paid to nurses and their knowledge and expertise as they worked through the Ebola event. The perception of nurses evolved over the epidemic. CONCLUSIONS: Portrayals of nurses and their work during the Ebola epidemic evolved over the epidemic, from positive to negative, and health systems were shown to be unprepared for a major epidemic. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Media coverage of major health events can demonstrate system inadequacies, but inaccurate and misleading portrayals of nurses and the nursing profession can undermine and diminish the image of the nursing profession.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	15276546
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	48
e-ISSN	15475069
Journal	Journal of Nursing Scholarship
Language	English
Publisher	Wiley
Publisher Date	2016-01-01
Publisher Place	United States
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Discipline Nursing Epidemics Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola Nursing Mass Media Statistics & Numerical Data Nurse's Role Public Opinion Africa, Western Epidemiology Humans Journal Article Review
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Nursing

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