THE AMERICAN NURSE — VIEWER TOOL This tool helps the viewer recall specifically how he or she felt while watching each nurse recount his or her
personal story. The five nurses featured are each introduced, and their real-life nursing practice is revealed.
INSTRUCTIONS: As you watch the film and note key examples of each nurse’s story and how it could relate to your future practice, think about how it made
you feel.
1. Nurse Inspiration Motivation, Your Personal Response (What inspires them?) (What motivates them?) (Ideas about your future practice). Describe what the
profession of nursing means to you.
2. The nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and unique attributes of every person (Observation from the film, provide
one example )
3. Is there anything you would change/incorporate after viewing each nurse’s story?) Naomi Cross Jason Short Sister Stephen Tonia Faust Brian McMillion
4. What common themes did you notice? What did these five nurses have in common?
The American Nurse Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGMvuN29m74Links to an external site.
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