“Nursing has been hailed as the mucilage that keeps the healthcare system intact. The role of nursing practice is fundamental to provision of healthcare services. Precisely, nurses provide undivided bedside attention to patients, administer drugs, and carryout diagnostic procedures on patients. However, nursing roles have been stereotyped by television and film industry (Ward et al., 2012).
In movies and television episodes, nurses have been depicted as sexual objects, victims, subordinates, and have been relegated to degrading roles. These misconceptions become ingrained in the public’s view of nursing practitioners, affecting behavioral practice, recruitment, and work-related performance (Ward, Finney, Ferris, Jones, Owens