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  Working Week Programme 2 Emergency Nurse   Activities: Perceptions of nurses/nursing Before watching, list various images / pre-conceptions of nurses, from books, TV, etc. (the work, personality type, positive / negative aspects to the work, conditions, etc.) After watching, review the list, comparing pre- and post-viewing ideas. Discuss the public perceptions of nurses and nursing. How have these images changed? How have media images informed our understanding – and are they reflecting a true picture? Value judgements – a parachute debate Nurses often have to make judgement calls or deal with patients about whom they may have pre-conceived ideas. Although they may never be called on to make decisions like this, this exercise is for students to be aware of their own value judgements. Three patients all have urgent needs, and only one nurse is available. S/he has all the medication / care each patient requires, but only enough time to deal with one. Assume that each patient needs the same amount of the nurse’s time. Students make the case for ‘their’ patient to get the treatment. The patients are:
Discuss how Debbie dealt with shifts, including the impact on her boyfriend and friends plus her levels of tiredness. List Debbie’s shifts as they are mentioned in the programme*. Draw up a timetable of the students’ own lives and how their time is spent. (Number of hours spent at school, sleeping, out with friends, doing chores, shopping, etc.) Imagine fitting in all those elements when working shifts. Try and fit all these elements into a mock timetable? What compromises have to be made? * Debbie’s shifts: ‘Earlies’ (7am–2.30pm): ‘Lates’ (1.45–9pm): ‘Nights’ (8.45pm–7.30am) Fun! Using a medical dictionary for inspiration, play ‘Call My Bluff’ with obscure medical terms. 
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