As a nurse, I have to offer my sincere thanks to the folks at The View and the Miss America Pageant. I’m surprised as anyone to see myself offer those words, but it’s true. I’ve watched both shows very little and not by my choice at that. These two programs have never seemed worth my time or attention. Fair enough, but how did I do go from ignoring them to publicly thanking them? It’s been such an interesting week! First, Miss Colorado offered a nice monolog about being a nurse, a rare gem in a desolate landscape. Second, folks on The View thoughtlessly made some clueless and superficial remarks, hardly unusual for them. In this case, though they disrespected Miss Colorado and all nurses. If they’re half as dumb as they made themselves sound, then it might be unfair to blame them for their words. My first response was not to care much. Dumb TV is dumb TV: no surprise there and easily avoided. Then I considered how rich a teachable moment it might be, and how potentially motivating to nurses, so I published a quick post: Miss Colorado Versus The View: She Matters. They Don’t. The response was far greater than [...]![]()
