Matter of Opinion: Reframing the Public Image of Nursing

The public perception of nurses tends to extremes: We’re either overlooked entirely or cast as the superheroes of medicine. The reality, of course, is in-between. An accurate image of nursing is important, not just because it affects our self-esteem but because it impacts how we’re treated on the job and whether people want to enter our profession. Cleveland Clinic clinical nurse practitioner Mary Beth Modic, DNP, RN, CNS, CDE, talks to Carol about the image of nursing today and how we can all contribute to refining it.