they watch the video and are reminded why we are here doing what we do every day. Personally, I am reminded of the reason I became a nurse, which was to make a difference. Knowing that this video has made such an impact leaves me
with feelings of astonishment and disbelief. Making the video took a lot of effort and time, but the amount of work was nothing compared with the energy our patients, families and care team spend to fight disease every day. When I watch the video, I see these unbelievably strong and resilient kids. I see their parents holding their hands, holding them up and cheering them on in
their fight. And I see my co-workers — the people who refuse to let challenges keep them down and who put everything they have into the care they provide. To me, each person in this video is an extraordinary fighter. •
Rebecca Bogan, BSN, RN-BC, has been a pediatric nurse at Children’s Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota for 15 years. She has worked on the cancer and blood disorders unit for five years.
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VIDEO STARS
RNs and other healthcare professionals post videos on YouTube and other sites to promote the profession, celebrate patients and bring awareness to a notable cause. Here are a few examples of their accomplishments over the past few years.
Nurses shatter the stereotype Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
bit.ly/1M73cFA
64,000 views
The video, presented by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and posted in April 2013, aims to bring awareness to the nursing profession, the largest segment of healthcare professionals, who also “are working to provide, shape and improve healthcare in a wide variety of settings. Nurses are healthcare researchers, administrators, educators, soldiers and more,” according to the YouTube video introduction. The video has been viewed more than 64,000 times.
Pink Glove Dance for breast cancer awareness Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, Ore.
bit.ly/1RunrNG
14 millions views
The medical center performed the original Pink Glove Dance video, which was posted in November 2009. Since then, the Medline Pink Glove Dance Video Competition is held an- nually. The PSVMC video, performed to the song, “Down,” by Jay Sean, went viral and has garnered more than 14 million views on YouTube since its debut.
A day in the life – Keith Koga, RN University Health Services Tang Center, Berkeley, Calif.
bit.ly/1MHGlAc
42,000 views
In the video, Koga explains how his own experience with nurses as a patient inspired him to pursue a career in nursing. Presented by ConnectEd and posted in January 2015, the video has garnered more than 42,000 views.
Young girl with leukemia ‘marries’ her favorite nurse Albany Medical Center Hospital, New York
bit.ly/1RunFEp
1.3 millions views
The video went viral and made local and national headlines, after a 4-year-old patient at Melodies Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders, a part of Albany Medical Center Hospital in New York, “married” her favorite nurse, Matt Hickling, in July 2015. The wedding was complete with a wedding party and a groom dressed in a tuxedo T-shirt and scrubs. The YouTube video garnered more than 1.3 million views.
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