Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Hospital shows have long been a staple of both daytime soaps and primetime prestige television, and nursing professor Michele Crespo-Fierro has enjoyed many over the years, especially when plotlines have tackled real-world issues such as HIV care. But she can't help pointing out a few things that the genre tends to get wrong about her profession, from workplace dynamics and labor conditions to education and credentialing.
Hospital shows have long been a staple of both daytime soaps and primetime prestige television, and nursing professor Michele Crespo-Fierro has enjoyed many over the years, especially when plotlines have tackled real-world issues such as HIV care. But she can't help pointing out a few things that the genre tends to get wrong about her profession, from workplace dynamics and labor conditions to education and credentialing.
