title: Nurses and public communication: protecting definitional claims.
abstract: This article discusses why nursing work is so little understood by the public. It looks into how nurses contribute to their poor public image and how nurse managers may exacerbate the problems. It also considers what nurses can do to help solve these problems.
authors.affiliation: lsupport@comcast.net
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008402:Mass Media; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards; D011641:Public Relations; D012938:Social Perception; D014481:United States; D014933:Women's Rights