Abstract
Last week, a television station in Massachusetts — WWLP, owned by Nexstar — was planning to air a news segment about impaired nurses. One nurse shared her story with the reporter, thinking that the report would be about the importance of giving nurses who have substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, not punishment. Instead, based on the preview, the report was to be a sensationalistic one, exploiting the nurse. Backed by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, she demanded that her clips in the story be removed. “So here I was that day I was interviewed, willing to put my self out there publicly, for the sake and good will of all nurses with SUD for better treatment, and was given nothing more than what appeared to be a Jerry Springer show, perpetuating stigma,” the nurse wrote on Twitter. The reporter for the station “focused on patient abuse and nurses showing up to work under the influence.” This nurse said she will never trust another reporter again. It may be too much to hope that viewers won't trust that station again, but at least they can complain. The segment was due to air the night of Feb. 14, after press time. Here's a link to the preview: https://www.wwlp.com/news/i‐team/i‐team‐how‐complaints‐against‐nurses‐can‐lead‐to‐license‐suspension‐or‐revocation/1756628930.
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