Analysis Of Laughter The Best Medicine

Laughter is The Best Medicine The portrayal and deception of medicine on television these days is just unbearable. Medicine shows have become the most deceiving and impractical series out there. Reason being is television exposes the falsely life of the medical world, nurses, and doctors. A show called “Scrubs” that came out in 2001, is a comedy and dramatization about a medical intern named JD and his co-workers; that work their way up in the medical field. Unfortunately, the show underestimates some of the job descriptions of the doctors and nurses in the medical series. On the other hand, the show “Scrubs” does show an accurate view of the medicine field. One main point would be how doctors make mistakes or fatal errors in the medicine

Quian’s character is sex-freak machine and only giving high fives when he makes a sex joke ever since day one. Author Bronwyn Timmons (2016) states in his article “Job description of an orthopedic surgeon” is orthopedic doctors are physicians who spend half of their time studying their skill. Orthopedic doctors “Specialize in diagnosing, treating, repairing injuries, disorders, and diseases affecting the musculoskeletal system” voices Timmons (2016). Even though a patient might need surgery the physician will suggest taking pain medicine or supplements to ease the pain or maybe rehabilitative workouts (Timmons,2016). The way Quian displays himself in the show is by dressing in a sleeveless shirt, scrub pants, and displaying his doc tattoo, which is unprofessional for a doctor to dress like that. An example of the depiction in the show scrubs was season four episode twelve, called “My best moment” (2001). In this episode everyone was/ having a flashback of their best moment. Doctor Quian ‘s flashback was he was in the middle of a surgery and the patient’s heart had beating stopped (My best moment,2001). Then doctor Quain demands to the doctor in the room to “Prop the patient 's hand up”, so the doctor does what he is told. At that moment doctor Quian spits on his hand, high fives the patient, and the patient’s heartbeat are beating again. Doctor Quian calls it the “Miracle high five”. The scene

However, in reality nurses are just as well educated as doctors and work twice the work in the medical field. Being a nurse in the medical field can fall between an RN, LPN, registered nurse, or practical nurse. The show “Scrubs displays the job description of a Registered nurse (RN). An RN’s are primary health care professionals working in collaboration with physicians to provide patients with care, education, and support voices author Tanja Z in her article “Registered nurse job description” (2016). RN’s are also accountable for evaluating patients’ health difficulties or necessities, and teaching their patients about their sickness or disorder (Tanja). The salary rate of an RN starts at $66,640 a year (cite). An author named Theresa Brown voices in her article “Why nurse stereotypes are bad for health” how television displays doctors doing the nurses job (2009). For an example, television reveals the doctor when checking the IV of the patient, giving the patient their medicine, educating the patient about their illness, and most importantly the emotional support (Brown,2009). Well that is completely inaccurate reason being that is the job of a RN to do. One aspect that is even inferior about medical television shows is how nurses are most of the time being viewed as the “Helpers” instead of being seen as “Autonomous and knowledgeable