In the last ten minutes I've seen the commercial for Mercy with some nurse saying she knows more than all the residents combined three times. I thought the show was supposed to be about hospitals through the eyes of a nurse, not through the eyes of the delusional. I am a resident and know many many residents and many many nurses. The nurses absolutely do not know more than the residents. The very best nurse does not know more than the mediocre residents. Why should she? She is trained in nursing not medicine. It's no slight to the nurses. Many of them work hard and do a good job. It is irritating to repeatedly see such absurd statements on tv though. Your goal might be to create a show about nurses, but their is no need to mislead the public in so doing. You seem to have created another lousy show about doctors only this time you pretend the doctor is a nurse. You should correct this nonsense.

Wait for it, Wait for it.

Waiting for the story. Maybe that nurse was originally studying to be a doctor at one time but decided she wanted to be a nurse.

I am willing to bet they will fill in the reason why she says she knows more.

Give it a chance.

This is the thread to voice general complaints about the show.

NBC is sure promoting this new show, Mercy, but the acting looks terrible and overdone. Is "better" the only descriptive word the nurse can think of? This is one show I won't bother watching.

I believe one should actually give the show a chance before judging it, but what do I know? On a side note, were "terrible" and "overdone" the only descriptive words you could think of?

Is this 'Mercy' supposed to be an RN or LPN? On one of the commercials they show a stethoscope that says, 'Licensed Practical Nurse', which is not the same as Registered Nurse. So which is it?

I saw all the previews and am horribly turned off by all the doctor bashing that's going on by the nurses. " I know more than all your residents combined" or " I need for you to be a better doctor" or " I'm protecting you from getting killed by the doctors" Where is this hospital where the doctors are so horrible? Im sure they exist but usually hospitals with horrible doctors have horrible nurses too. Im sure people would love to be cared for in a hospital where the nurses and doctors are combatants. This is so cheesy and over the top and I certainly will go out of my way not to watch it.

Right On !!!! I've seen enough of the previews where I just can't stomach this cocky nurse. What an attitude girl. This is one sure to AVOID.

I could not believe my eyes when I saw the "nurse" using a drinking straw as a chest tube. Possible? Yes (as is the cricothyrotomy with a ball point pen used in ER) but COME ON! That is just LAME. I just laughed at that preview. We'll see how the show goes.

You know, I rarely comment on a show before I have even seen the first episode, however the preview commercials for this show just tick me off. The whole "chest tube" in the car thing is a bit much, but what really irritates me is the "RN" who pushes 100mg of morphine. Since a normal IV dose is about 1-3 mg over 1-5 minutes, I have to wonder how this got past the "technical advisor." This show, in the few little clips they have shown on TV is completely ridiculous. No nurses would tell a patient that "we try to save you from the doctors." or sit at a patient's bedside and unload all his or her personal problems. I was glad to see that they included a male nurse, however, they probably make his character gay, just to reinforce another stupid stereotype about men in nursing. I understand that the writers are trying to build up the drama, but believe me, the real world of nursing has plenty of drama (although, contrary to what you see on TV, very little sex!) I will probably tune in for the first episode, but I don't have a lot of hope for this show. Just sayin'

There is something about the main character that really turns me off from watching this show. I guess it's the way that she thinks she is better than everyone and how she bosses everyone around. It reminds me of House but as a nurse.

I have never commented on a show before this, but I have gone out of my way to find the place to express my opinion about this show. I completely agree with "colagrl", you said everything I was hoping to say about the show. I would also second the others who commented on the bad acting, specially the actress playing the main character. I just can't wait until the promos are over because me and my wife get nauseated every time the promos come up. Going out of my way to avoid this choice.

This is one show where every time the commercials come on to let us know and I grab the remote to mute it. I cannot stand the main actress, definitely not believeable. But not only is there really bad acting - there is nearly a direct ripoff of Nurse Jackie on Showtime. The commercial that shows the cowering trainee who gave too much medication? Nearly the same scene on one of the Nurse Jackie shows. NBC should be ashamed of themselves for really doing this.

Here I thought I was the only one that already didn't like the show. Just goes to show ya, we're not as unique as we think we are!

Glad I'm not alone! Watch Nurse Jackie instead. WAY BETTER!!!

I love Nurse Jackie... ...but I am still gonna give this show a chance

I agree, wait to see what this is about.
I noticed that too in the beginning, but later on the showed a scene where she says she's been to Irak, so that might explain why she's got a little more experience that the Residents.
I kindda like what I've seen so far, I'm intereseted in this show and am willing to give it a try.

It never fails, that with each season there is a show with a character (usually female) that is so hateful, that I just can't stand. Of course this happens again with this stupid dreck. What did they do--study Debra from Everybody Loves Raymond, stole her character, and put her in a nurse's uniform.
You're the BEST nurse that EVER lived, and NOBODY is better than you.
WE GET IT!!! Now get off my screen, stupid!

First off- It took me three attempts and I got re-routed twice in my mission to post something negative about this show. Suddenly my username wasn't good enough- then I get the "this board MAYBE no longer accepting messages" notice. Scared exec maybe?

Okay. Since we are in TV land I'll start with my demographic. I am a straight, 32 year old Jewish male, college educated Registered Nurse. I work in critical care in a busy urban trauma center I.C.U.
I know the white male RN Jew demo is probably your target so here we go:

1) The cheese factor here is overwhelming. It's really refreshing to see nurses (are they R.N's or L.V.N's?- big difference in job function) portrayed as the technically competent, knowledgeable professionals that we are. But the lead character seems to be making everybody (non medical folk alike) cringe.

2) If NBC thinks that a technical advisor isn't necessary for a show about nurses it is gravely mistaken. People are fascinated with how things work in hospitals- in the details of procedures and even mistakes. The audience is smarter than you think. I assure you-everyone is going to be asking, "Why did that nurse give him so much morphine?" Anything can happen in medical care but this one is really hard to believe. New nurses are technically competent with basic care. That's why they have a license.

3) Most nurses in the military train at urban trauma centers before they ship out. While the idea that a veteran nurse- with recent service in Iraq who is tough as nails and undoubtedly competent -makes for an excellent back story, it's discrediting to most R.N.'s. It doesn't take Iraq to scar someone. Most urban level one trauma center medical personnel are proof of this fact. America is a war zone, too. Torn off limbs, burnt body parts, and human agony are sadly part of everyday life in most large urban hospitals. But you need your back story, so I understand.

4) Please not another gay male nurse. "Nurse Jackie" has the stereotypical gal-pal and he is of Puerto Rican decent as it appears your token male nurse is as well. Let him be straight! Bring out the gay male nurses as well, but please realize male nurses run the gamut from macho quarterbacks, to quiet healers, to hospital executives, to everything. Enough of this stereotype. Don't you think your audience is going to get bored pretty quickly with story notions they've already digested from other shows and movies?

Believe it or not, my experience is that women seem to like, and are attracted to male nurses- we have steady jobs, we make decent money, good bods from lifting and moving people around all day, we are smart and compassionate. Incomprehensible as it seems- nursing benefits from masculinity and males in nursing are successful, intelligent professionals. I never wanted to be a doctor, I was always more impressed with nurses. I wanted to get my education taken care of and start working.

5) Where are the advanced practice nurses? Nurses also function as specialists in intensive medicine, emergency care, anesthesiology, family practice. Any specialty a doctor works under, nurses can practice as well with additional degrees, certifications, and licensing. You want compelling drama- ever see a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist argue with an Anesthesiologist? That's a good fight!

Sorry, long post. This is a show about an extremely technical, high intensity job that also requires the professional practicing it to be an adept empathic therapist. If NBC thinks it can make this show and stick to preconceived notions and utterly absurd situations people are going to smell it out for what it really is: Bunk. Nursing itself has been brutally misrepresented in the media for so long as a profession of sexy ladies/ sweet guardian angels/ evil control freaks/ and loserish, perverted men. The premise of "Mercy" rocks and is a welcome change. Just follow through!

As a physician, this show is just ridiculous. The idea of a nurse having the ability to write orders or do anything without a physicians signature is completely inaccurate and I feel irresponsible of this network. Unfortunately a lot of patients look to media for depiction of the roles within a hospital and do not understand how it truly functions- such as the problem with a grays. I work in a top hospital in NY where the nursing staff and physicians work closely to deliver patient care; and as an anesthesiologist i have deep respect for the nurses who take of patients on a day to day basis. But why doctors are chosen to be demonized is truly beyond me. Whoever developed this show should walk into a hospital and see how it works- they would be in shock

M Martin MD, MPH

This show is about a hospital in Jersey City NJ. they cant even get the ambulance right for the show. We dont have FDNY colors and we dont work for the fire department. This show is nothing of what it is like in the Jersey City Medical Center Trauma Center. It would be nice if NBC did some homework.

I'd definitely like to see more accuracy from the medical aspect. NBC should treat their viewers with the respect due them: we're smarter than they give us credit for, especially if they want to woo the viewers in the medical field to get invested in the program and spread the word. If not, they will see us using this drama as comic relief after a day in the trenches actually taking care of people, if we don't turn the channel in the first place. I'd like to see them actually staffing the hospital with real people: what about the physician assistants (4th fastest growing profession in America), the nurse practicioners, and the nurse's aides? Come on, get it right! Most medical professionals have a profound respect for one another. Can you show that? A nurse with a chip on her shoulder is just as much a turnoff as anyone else running around with an attitude.

You are a resident, how do you know so much about the very best nurse? Have you done your internal medicine rotation yet? I know you haven't because you wouldn't have made that ridiculous statement if you had.

I am currently a RN/BSN ER/Floor nurse. I am also a clinical instructor for a private 4year college. My husband is also a RN and works in ICU.

Needless to say, I was not at all impressed with the commercials regarding MERCY. This is not reality when it comes to nursing. I feel it was very unrealistic and degrating. I love NBC, however if this station really wants to know what a day in the life of a nurse is, I challenge them to ask a real nurse.

Because TV is so unrealistic to the medical profession, my students belived when a patient has a flat line on the heart monitor, you should shock them. NOT true!

I do feel that there is much humor in nursing, that would be wonderful for television! I have funny things that happen to me all of the time that is appropriate for television that would add comedy. For example: My husband was going to give a patient a suppository. The patient stated she wanted to take the suppository herself. The patient misunderstood how the suppository is given and ate the suppository.

[quote name='nurseygirl' date='Aug 24 2009, 01:51 PM' post='4053662']
Is this 'Mercy' supposed to be an RN or LPN? On one of the commercials they show a stethoscope that says, 'Licensed Practical Nurse', which is not the same as Registered Nurse. So which is it?
insecure?

You clearly didn't read the resident's post. Seems to me like he/she is a medicine resident. In addition, Residents don't have "medicine rotations" (with the exception of electives or such specialities as psychiatry). You might be confused with medical students. So, thanks for proving the initial point. Yay for another show having nurses making medical orders, no other axillary hospital staff, and doctors being asses who get lots of sex.....sarcasm.

Hi,
I cannot agree with you more. I saw the preview of Mercy and I was disgusted by her stupid comment,she says: "We(Nurses) are here to keep the doctors from killing the patients". This statement is disrespectful and absolutely ridiculous and obsurd. Nurses are not doctors and are not trained or have the knowledge to even be able to make such outrageous accusations or comments. This show is a bad message for the public, it will discourage people in having faith in their doctors. I am a big fan of doctor and hospital shows, but I would not give my time of day to watch this hidious show. If you want to make shows about nurses, it is fine, just do not make a fool out of yourselves by trying to replace the doctors with a fictitious nurse!!!!

From what i've seen, the lead looks great. I have read loads of reviews on her, and struggling to find any negative press on her (other than Medboy's review from a 1 minute commercial spot). I think she's going to be this year's breakout star.

the show is self-righteous. its all i can say about it. the commercials are so bad i nearly get goose bumps. i am former medical (ER) and also a reservist and although that is not a qualifier to give this show a review, in the real world she would have had her ass kicked for grabbing a nose or had her head lopped off for her mouth.

did you see that smug look she had when the morphine pushing rooking was thrown up on after she has to step in and "save the day" by pushing narcan?

i would kick her in the ass. to serve your country is great. big city er's have weirder and more screwed up cases than in the military. i have worked both sides. the facilities are more austere but the trauma is predictable as are the patients from the local population.

the show might be good...the commercials and all the self righteous behavior sucks. i would prefer a show like ER that gives good technical ground work and revolves around experiences of the different staff members.

this is one show that i probably wont even watch or give a chance. its just too sappy and self righteous.

i am sure you will have a lot of nancy grace fans watching.

As a Registered Nurse, I have looked forward to the Pilot of Mercy since seeing the first advertisement. Evidently, during their research for the show, they overlooked the fact that a lot of nurses in hospitals work 12-hour shift work. All hospitals in our area are on 7a-7p shifts. We won't even be home to watch it. I don't have a DVR and will miss most episodes.

sorry for the bad grammar and spelling....i meant to say.....

"after the rookie overdosed the pt. with morphine, she pushes narcan and gets a smug look when the rookie gets vomited on." anyway...last post for me.

Who picked the wardrobe? Nurses in cocktail dresses seeing patients?! I don't think so. Also, thanks for putting them in dorky giant shoes and scrubs with hello kitty on them (only to be worn in pediatrics). As a nurse I totally appreciate those stereotypes continuing. Why don't you add the hats to really make us look cheesy.

Unrelated to costumes, I wish this show would not follow the lead of other medical shows in presenting an antagonistic relationship between doctors and nurses and sexed up employees. Neither image helps promote positive images of health care workers.

Finally, who is the adviser to this show? So far Mercy looks like a terrible nurse. As a nurse, I've watched medical dramas where we are in the background and hoped that there would be a show about nurses. Now Hawthorne, Nurse Jackie, and Mercy have let me down by presenting nurses as workers who are bitter and whose only redeeming quality is the force of their caring for the patient. I'd like to see instead a nurse who shows medical knowledge without being self-righteous, collaborates with health care workers, and acts professionally.

Nurses may be the very heart and soul of hospitals but nurses are not doctors. Not because their knowledge base and training are different but because of the different jobs they do. So far this series has done a poor job of showing that it is nurses' hearts and caring actions which make a difference to the quality of patients' lives. I have been a critical care nurse for 37 years and I did not find it at all believable and I will not watch it again. Sorry! Your nursing advisers led you astray if they let you believe that this is what is like to be a nurse. This is simply Hollywood's idea of nursing.

I wholeheartedly agree. This series sucks!! I think NBC was trying to create a replacement for ER. Five minutes of show followed by 3-4 minutes of commercials. Shameful! I've seen better acting on "Days of Our Lives" and other soaps than on this turkey. No wonder NBC spent so much time promoting it. Word to NBC programming execs: You should be ashamed of yourselves for promoting this primetime mess.

As a nurse of 28 years, this show is insulting to all nurses by portraying us as rude, promiscuous with doctors in the closet, unprofessional, give personal advice and publically insult physicians.

I also have a masters degree in nursing and can't believe a nurse who "just finshed a Masters degree at Penn" would be put on a med surg floor as a staff nurse and told to take a pt off life support!!! What a ridiculous, unethical and illegal concept. So now, nurses can turn off life support when they have time?..and then go for a drink!!!!! Even the public knows this is RIDICULOUS!!!!!

Levels on nursing education is confusing enough to the public, but now they have to see a nurse with a masters degree as a staff nurse? What an insult to Advanced Practice Nurses who function as Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists and Nurse Midwives who spend years on their graduate education, hundreds of clinical hours and thousands of dollars on their education.

I currently work in staff development and am disgusted by the image of the orientation of a new nurse. The old nurse who was "orienting" the new MSN nurse by dropping her off to take a pt off life support and then walked out, is another outrage to all staff development educators who work to maintain nurse competencyin a systematic manner.

With the need increasing for nurses, this show will make people run screaming from their nursing programs.

This show and all its sponsors MUST be boycotted in protest until it is removed!!!!

I HAVE NEVER POSTED MY OPINION ONLINE ABOUT A TV PROGRAM, BUT THIS IS SO FAR BEYOND BELIEF, I COULD NOT BE SILENT!!!

Well, I was hoping for a show like ER. Where there were patients with real medical conditions and the nurses actually acted somewhat responsibily. This has to be one of the most insulting shows I have seen as an RN . It just deteriorated as the show went on. Some shows are clear that they are not trying to be real...like "Nurse Jackie," this show is trying to be real when it couldn't be further from it. Guess I will be removing it from the DVR.
I know being an RN can be monotonous but is it too much to ask for some reality in this type of show.

First of all I had high hopes for this show, I was disappointed for many reasons
A. Physicians do not go around degrading nurses outwardly, they infer it
B. it was out of order jumped all over the place with little to no connections made needs some serious consideration
C. when the nurse said "keeping the transplant vultures at bay" I almost punch my TV. ORGAN DONATION SAVES THOUSANDS OF LIVES A YEAR AND WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF ORGANS!!!!!!. Showcasing positives about brain death and donation undermines old false notions of "vultures" absolutely one of the worst TV lines in the world. If people would take care of themselves, reduce their HTN, diabetes, mcdonalds and twinkie intake and therefore their need for organs, then it wouldn't be an issue.
F+

While I agree with Mercy when she says that pediatric burn units are very sad places, after watching my 74 year old mother die slowly from pancreatic cancer, I can't fathom how this character can actually call it a "walk in the park". How insulting to those people who have suffered and are suffering from this dreadful disease. How dare NBC!! I turned it off after that comment and won't ever watch it again. Besides, the main character was so unbelievable and unlikeable, who would want to watch this show. I predict it won't last past the first season.

As a long time transplant professional and nurse, I was appalled by the use of the term "transplant vultures" during this show. Organ donation is a valuable and valued gift of life for thousands of people each year. We offer families the opportunity to give that gift and assist them in healing. For the writers and producers of this show to portray this as a negative is so irresponsible and disrespectful to our field and the families we strive to serve on both the donation and recipient sides of transplant.
The entire show was a very negative, over the top portrayal of the worst that can happen in a hospital and an even more negative portrayal of the nursing profession as a whole. I am sincerely disappointed in NBC for airing this travesty of a show. I will not be tuning in again and I will not be shy in sharing this opinion with anyone I come into contact with.
I also have never posted anything about a show, but this goes above and beyond anything I have ever seen.

Because the cast is interesting, I was willing to try Mercy, despite the irritating, offensive and cliched commercials. Couldn't make it through 20 minutes, and was seething with anger and disgust after 10. The criticisms in this thread are mostly right-on, but nowhere near vicious enough for this rancid and patronizing product. I'm baffled that anyone thought this was a good idea (if anyone did). This already has my vote for worst show of the year (and there are a lot of contenders even this week).

Did i hear correctly -- the newbie nurse said she has her Master's degree? And then she apparently knows nothing about patients, floor work, the emotional side of nursing? What kind of "Master's" prepared nurse is this??

Wearing gloves in the nurse's station?? Makes you shiver.

Nurses with Master's degrees are experienced nurses with advanced expertise: on the floor, they would be acting as a clinical consultant, charge nurse, specialist --- not a newbie.

I agree with most of the comments made here -- i had such high hopes for a new nurse show, especially after the extremely internally confused "Hawthorne, RN." I wish the networks would wise up and make a REAL show about REAL nurses.

First of all. IT'S FICTION. It probably should have been advertised as a parody and used actors from the 3 stooges or cartoons to reinforce the fact that the show is not to be taken seriously at all by anyone. It was not advertised as a documentary but still, people will watch it and swear it's gospel; that is the way it is in hospitals.

I am not medically illiterate. I worked as an EMT (in the ER) and an X-ray tech. I am a heart transplant & cancer survivor. I have had more than my share of time in and around medicine.

Yes, there are some nurses, by virtue of their vast years of experience, that know some thing better than some of the docs. There are occasions when I will listen to the nurse - even if she contradicts the doc. But this is a parody so she knows more than all the docs all the time !

I was willing to give it a lot of latitude - until "transplant vultures". That comment, because it will be heard as gospel by so many, did more damage than I can stand to think about.

Sadly. that comment WILL kill someone. Someone waiting for a transplant. Because of that comment, some potential donor will NOT donate his/her organs. Some parent, spouse, child will refuse to talk to the group at the hospital about organ donation.. and possibly refuse harvesting - even if there is an signed organ donor card.

Five to eight people won't die because of ONE donor. Up to 80 people will have a better life.. because of ONE donor...

And this show just stopped at least that one donor.

That's not just bad television.. that's irresponsible and immoral.

Well, NBC. With Leno on 5 nights a week.. and shows like this. I will take the hint. I will go explore LOTS of other TV alternatives.

I think this a great show, with an entertaining cast!! For those of you who are medical professionals and have a problem with this show, take a chill pill, and enjoy good televison! NewsFlash! Its fiction, but its interesting fiction.


Good Job NBC, I'll be watching in the weeks to come! Keep up the great writing, and emotional storylines. It definitely hits home in more ways than one!

Looks like a Nurse Jackie wannabe with similar story lines and over the top, poor acting acting.

I was very disappointed in the portrayal of nurses in this show. Nurses need better representation in the media. We are not a bunch of ***** and drunks nor are all male nurses gay. We need to get rid of these damaging stereotypes. For many of us it is not "just a job" it is a passion that we take on with pride. I was hopeful that in this day of awareness and concerns about the future of healthcare that someone would produce a show to lift up nurses and highlight our key role. As I work hard to care for my patients, my DVR will not be recording this show.

Mercy_Believer, your post is patently false, blatantly disingenuous and very "Lifestyle Lift" like.

Seriously??? I started off thinking that this show wouldn't be that bad. Then a couple of minutes after watching, I heard this line..."Veronica's got a new boyfriend and he's black." WOW....REALLY NBC??? Was that comment supposed to be funny, offend, riddicule interacial relationships???... Or all of the above? Perhaps those involved with the show didn't think that comment would offend African American viewers, or those in interracial relationships, but it was clearly offensive no matter which way you look at it. I hope NBC think's twice about what might be considered funny to its viewers, better yet, I hope they think twice about who their viewers might be! Needless to say I don't feel the need to watch any further episodes of the show. By the looks of all the reviews, it'll probably be cancelled soon anyway, and I can't say i'll miss it!

Although the show was somewhat entertaining, it was a bit much. I've been a nurse for 31 years; 10 as an LVN and the last 21 as an RN. Even though there is much going on in our lives, we don't discuss our personal lives like that while on duty! We don't have time! Another thing, why are the male nurses always gay? What a crock! Most of the men that I work with are straight, partnered/married and have children. Time to put this stereotype to rest. Lastly, the comment about "the transplant vultures" was just terrible! Do you know what a disservice you did to the entire community of transplant professionals who do the extremely delicate work of procurring the gift of life? And how about the thousands of patients who are in need of that life-saving gift? You should rectify that immediately! I would like to see a storyline where that very same nurse becomes gravely ill and needs a heart. Trust me, I know this personally. I was just transplanted 10 months ago.

almost direct copy cat of nurse jackie. ugh. right down to the gay male nurse, the newbie idiot nurse (even the same name as on nurse jackie... how original) and lead character nurse with serious psych issues. this time instead of a drug problem nurse, we have a ptsd nurse. amazed that we already developed a formula for nurse shows.

while it's nice to see nurses protrayed as actually knowing what's going on, being able to think on their own, and not being hand maidens to doctors, we are obviously still in our infancy of proper media protrayal in good light.

just for the record, it's not standard for nurse to have serious psych issues and for male nurses to be gay. in fact, as an active duty army nurse, i dont think i know any gay male nurses (and not because they are hiding it; it's because they are actually straight -- give them a brake!!)

finally, the PTSD the lead character has is overdone and unrealistic. if an ICU nurse is that wrapped up in what they have seen in war wounds or any other type of trauma, then perhaps nursing was the wrong professional choice. it would be like a cop who gets ptsd from giving speeding tickets or a chef that gets PTSD from cooking in oil.

this is not a show i will watch again after the pilot.

I am extraordinarily upset with how you handled the woman with cancer. I can't tell you how many times over the past five years I have been told I wouldn't be able to get my cancer under control. I am 59 now. I was diagnosed when I was 54 and my son was 12 years old with a rare incurable cancer called uterine leiomyosarcoma. Regular oncologists don't know how to treat it so they just wanted me to give up! Then I found those courageous fighter surgeons who saved my life when I had 50 tumors in my lungs and a 10cm "inoperable" tumor in the pelvic area.........I have been referred to as a chocolate chip cookie.... Why take one chocolate chip and leave the rest? Well, because if you don't take that one chip, I will turn into a giant chocolate chip and the cookie will be gone!!! This is tantamount to your show agreeing with "death panels" as far as I am concerned.... I would have loved that woman to tell that nurse to go to hell because she was going to fight! She had more living to do. I know I do! And, there are many of us who have done these hard surgeries and survived to live very long lives! I know some have lived 20+ years with this disease... and lived well! I got to see my son graduate from high school.... That woman on your show could have seen her daughter find the right guy.... Farrah Fawcett and Patrick Swayze could have given up. But, they didn't! They fought hard... and because they did, there will be better treatments for future patients..... Why shouldn't non celebrities fight just as hard? SHAME ON YOU!!!!

This is W/out question the worst medical show I have ever seen. I am literally with out words to describe how ridiculous this show is and how insulted that it portrays medical professionals in this light. If it makes it through the entire season I will be amazed. I may watch just to see how bad it actually gets.

Background: Former EMT, Former Military Medic Current CMA. First, the constant Iraq references got really old, really quick I’ve never met a military nurse that whiney.
Second as a medical professional her deportment was deplorable. Any nurse who assaulted (that’s what they call it when you throw something at somebody) a Physician and then called him incompetent in front of a patient would have been escorted out the door on the spot, no questions asked. If, by some miracle, she weren’t fired telling one of the hospital administrators “I hope the patient does sue the hospital” would certainly get the job done. Then our heroine goes on to argue W/ and contradict a Physician in front of a patient and the patient’s family? She would be lucky if she ever worked in the medical field again.