InstructionSince we are nurses, and taking a course taught by a nurse, we need to look outside our world to see how others might see us. Your assignment, then, is to search the local newspapers or general magazines, internet sites, media of any type! (be creative) for an article discussing nurses or nursing. Many of the current "hot topics" in health care today have a lot of influence on nursing, so look for references to nursing within those articles. Keep it current--within the past year or two as we are looking for the image of today. Remember, you are describing what you find, not what you want to find! You will need to give your group members a brief summary of the article to establish the context for your discussion. Post your initial cited and referenced response the first week of the module. Be sure to include in your posting a bibliographic citation for the article you have read and are responding to. Two cited and referenced peer responses are due as well; one cited and referenced response must be in the second week of the unit, the other cited and referenced peer response can appear in either week of the module. Some questions to consider in the ongoing discussion: What is the image of nurse today? Who is responsible for the image? Most importantly, Is it the image nurses have of a nurse? When you see a nurse in your mind's eye, what do you see? Does that image please you? How do you think that image developed? What do you associate with your professional identity as a nurse? What would you like to have associated with your professional identity as a nurse?