title: Enhancing the image of nursing.
abstract: A Task Force from a Midwestern teaching hospital developed a comprehensive strategy to enhance the image of nursing in both the hospital and the community. Nursing administrators will find the Task Force's process and outcomes useful in addressing the image of nursing in their own institutions.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Missouri-Columbia.
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lower
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008402:Mass Media; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology; D011641:Public Relations; D012649:Self Concept