Nurses as media sources : invisible or inaccessible?, 2002

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Car

Identifier: b2271262

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate Communication program. The holdings are bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts degree.

Dates

Creation: 2002

Creator

Cardillo, Donna (Author, Person)
Novek, Eleanor (Thesis advisor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Access is by appointment only.

Access to the collection is confined to the Monmouth University Library and is subject to patron policies approved by the Monmouth University Library.

Collection holdings may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan.

Research appointments are scheduled by the Monmouth University Library Archives Collections Manager (723-923-4526). A minimum of three days advance notice is required to arrange a research appointment for access to the collection.

Patrons must complete a Researcher Registration Form and provide appropriate identification to gain access to the collection holdings. Copies of these documents will be kept on file at the Monmouth University Library.

Extent

1 Items (print book) : 32 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Introduction [excerpt]

The public interest in healthcare information from the media presents nursing with its greatest opportunity to make sure nursing research and practice is known to the public. It is the opportunity to demonstrate how in-tune nursing is with the health care needs of the 21^st century, to gain a voice on how health care ought to be organized in this country and to be a full-fledged "player" (Buresh, 1998). "A profession's public status and legitimacy is linked to having its expertise acknowledged in the journalistic media." (Buresh and Gordon, 2000, p.2)

This research focuses on those who create the news. It asks, how do journalists chose [sic] the sources they will use in health related stories; how do they determine the credibility of these sources; and what type of experiences have they had in working with nurses as sources.