The truth about sex in the hospital
An excerpt from The Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama, and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital.
The outdated caricature of the sexy nurse — breasts straining buttons on a form-fitting white minidress, shapely legs slipped into white heels — remains pervasive and global. Nurses say it also holds the profession back.
Imagery that sexualizes nurses presents a difficult job requiring …
