Nurse Nation?

As I went to nursing school, I'm Facebook friends with many people who share the same passion. So, when it came about that MTV is creating a show about nursing - specifically the traveling type - it was flooding my news feed. Curious and taken aback by this news, I had to check it out.

Nurse Nation is apparently a new "reality" type show that will be airing on the station, following the lives of several twenty-something travel nurses. If you're unfamiliar, a travel nurse is basically someone who gets a new assignment every three months or so. Your assignment can be in any city pretty much, and thus you have the ability to travel all over the country. It's a really amazing opportunity, and MTV is stressing the "work hard - play hard" lifestyle that these travel nurses shall have.

I'm totally unsure of how I feel about this show, especially with the spin that MTV tends to put on most things. As a recent nursing graduate, I obviously have a great love and respect for my profession. Part of me is entirely afraid that this show is going to make nurses seem like crazy partiers or people who lack morals or something else foolish and generally untrue like that. But, obviously, this is a common theme among a lot of MTV reality shows. On the other hand, I know I'm going to be tuning in. Why? Travel nursing has been a dream of mine ever since I decided to take up this profession. As I'm just starting my first RN position later this month, I lack the experience needed to travel. But as soon as I get it, you can guarantee I'll be grabbing that opportunity. I think the sneak peek into my future life will be interesting, though I'm sure the MTV spin won't be 100% realistic.

Anyways, I'm looking forward to seeing how this show turns out, but I'm wondering if the general population will be interested in tuning in? Is that something non-nurses would like to watch? Let me know what you think!

Oh, and since I never made a mention yet, I did pass my boards in 75 questions and am now an official RN! :)

Until we chat again,

Liz :)