{"id":411,"date":"2022-05-04T06:33:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T06:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextlevelpictures.com\/?p=411"},"modified":"2022-05-04T06:33:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T06:33:50","slug":"movies-for-nursing-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextlevelpictures.com\/guides\/movies-for-nursing-students\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Best Movies for Nursing Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Due to the global pandemic, the healthcare industry took a huge hit these past couple of years. With the shortage of healthcare workers being a severe problem in several countries, doctors and nurses are now in high demand. Along with the increase in demand for healthcare workers comes an increase in the stress meter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For both student nurses and licensed ones, the expectation is high, and sometimes it is just nice to take a break from the hectic hospital schedule, right? Whether you are already in the field as a nurse or still an aspiring student, it is nice to be reminded why you picked this profession. What better way to ignite that fire than with the best movies for nursing students and nurses?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We have compiled a list of the best movies revolving around healthcare and nurses. These movies should be in every nurse&#8217;s DVD or Blu-Ray collection or queued up on your streaming platform of choice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Best Movies for Nursing Students<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">1. The English Patient (1996)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xk_LRcOFT0c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The English Patient is a sweeping award-winning romantic drama on the 1992 novel of the same name written by Michael Ondaatje. The movie is set during the tail end of World War 2 and focuses on the story of a badly burned patient with amnesia named Almasy (Ralph Fiennes) and Hana (Juliette Binoche), the nurse assigned to take care of him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As the story of the two unfolds, we learn more about the unknown English patient&#8217;s past and the reason for his grave injuries. The film is a perfect piece of cinema for nurses as it highlights the importance of compassion which is a critical element of this profession. But unfortunately, the film also makes an effort to sugarcoat the healthcare profession and the challenges it will expectedly bring.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">That said, The English Patient does hit the mark on the self-fulfillment that nurses can achieve in saving the lives of their patients. However, the film also hints that salvation and healing can be obtained in different ways and that the relationship between the nurse and patient is a two-way street.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Duration: 2 h 42 min<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rating: R<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2. Florence Nightingale (1985)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PtiYFsL3qkM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This 1985 TV movie focuses on the woman&#8217;s life story that revolutionized the nursing profession, Florence Nightingale. She is played eloquently by actress Jaclyn Smith, who breathes life to the pioneer nurse who elevated the healthcare industry with selfless acts, kindness, and loyalty to her oath.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The story of Florence Nightingale, also known as &#8216;The Lady with the Lamp,&#8217; is essential viewing for all nurses. This movie shows the core values that nurses should uphold and perfectly shines the light on Florence Nightingale&#8217;s life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you wish to know more about the pioneer that elevated the nursing profession, this inspiring film is a must-watch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Duration: 2 h 20 min<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rating: TV-PG<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">3. Prison Nurse (1938)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_0D9G3KfEb4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While the oldest film on this list, Prison Nurse is still essential viewing for those in the healthcare industry. If ever you were curious about the state of the nursing profession back in the day, Prison Nurse is a movie that shows the stark contrast and progress that nursing has achieved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As you would have guessed from its title, the movie is about a team of nurses working at a maximum-security prison. The film unabashedly shows the stress and risks that come with the profession as the nurses in prison face a typhoid epidemic outbreak while a severe storm is slowly flooding the penitentiary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Prison Nurse is quite an engaging watch with the overwhelmed nurses trying to prevail over the outbreak within the prison walls, the slowly rising flood outside, and the steadily increasing risk of a prison outbreak. This one is undoubtedly a classic film highlighting the difficulties nurses face daily but multiplied ten-fold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You can watch the entire film on YouTube right now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Duration: 1 h 7 min<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rating: PG<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">4. Meet the Parents (2000)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L21c88bSOn4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Let&#8217;s go with a little lighthearted for this entry, shall we? Meet the Parents is a comedy film starring Ben Stiller as Greg Focker (<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">snicker<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">), a male nurse about to meet with his fianc\u00e9&#8217;s parents over the weekend. However, the father, Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro), is a retired CIA agent and Vietnam Vet. So, yeah, you can expect the pressure to be quite overwhelming for the timid and polite Greg Focker.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The movie switches it up a bit and introduces the audience to Greg, a male nurse. Keep in mind that male nurses weren&#8217;t that common in the 90s and early 2000s, so you can see a bit of stigma with that particular picture. However, the movie shows the profession from the opposite sex positively and might even have helped break down the negative stereotype against male nurses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While Meet the <a href=\"https:\/\/nextlevelpictures.com\/movies-permissive-parenting-examples\/\">Parents<\/a> isn&#8217;t exactly a movie that focuses on healthcare, the movie&#8217;s main character goes through some of the stigmas that come with being a male nurse at the time. The film helped open many minds in that the nursing profession is not restricted to gender.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Duration: 1 h 48 min\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rating: PG-13<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">5. Wit (2001)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bROGmi93prk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Another highly recommended movie for nurses is the 2001 film Wit. The movie is about the relationship between primary care nurse Susie Monahan (Audra McDonald), who is tasked to take care of a cancer patient, Vivian Bearing, played flawlessly by Emma Thompson.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Vivian Bearing is a demanding English literature professor who gets diagnosed with ovarian cancer. As the audience, we get to see the struggles of facing such a frightening challenge from the patient&#8217;s point of view and the importance of nurses in assisting the patient through their trying times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The movie emphasizes the importance of nurses&#8217; compassion to help alleviate their patient&#8217;s fears and pain. This is a beautiful and bittersweet film that nurses and healthcare workers should check out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Duration: 1 h 39 min<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rating: PG-13<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">6. The Nun&#8217;s Story (1959)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k94PTF2VMj0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In this Award-winning Academy film, the beautiful Audrey Hepburn plays Sister Luke, a Belgian nun, and nurse. The Nun&#8217;s Story is based on the true story of Marie Louise Habets, a Belgian nurse and former religious sister. The movie was also shot in Congo, Central Africa \u2013 then known as Belgian Congo as it was still a Belgian colony during the filming of The Nun&#8217;s Story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The story revolves around the conflict between Sister Luke&#8217;s faith and her desire to be a healer (nurse). She will be forced to choose between the two calling when the second World War ignites. The movie primarily focuses on Sister Luke&#8217;s days as a religious sister. Still, it is interesting to watch how she balances being a nun and a nurse during a tumultuous time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Even with the film&#8217;s age, The Nun&#8217;s Story still holds up to this day and is one of Audrey Hepburn&#8217;s best works. She has stated numerous times that this particular film is her favorite.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Duration: 2 h 29 min<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rating: PG-13<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">7. Patch Adams (1998)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lZqGA1ldvYE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While not exactly a film revolving around nurses, Patch Adams is still a highly recommended movie for everyone in the healthcare industry. This is quite an uplifting film based on the true story of Dr. Hunter Doherty &#8220;Patch&#8221; Adams, who uses humor in conjunction with traditional medicines to treat patients. In the movie, Patch Adams is portrayed by the late Robin Williams.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While the movie does focus on the quirky doctor, it also shows the importance of having a positive and collaborative relationship between doctors and nurses. Before the movie&#8217;s release, there was a general impression that nurses were simply doctors&#8217; helpers. However, in Patch Adams, the film showed the crucial role nurses play within the hospital and how they are the backbone and lifeblood of the medical world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Duration: 1 h 55 min<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rating: PG-13<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">8. My Sister&#8217;s Keeper (2009)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/shIgnez2Qxg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The 2009 drama film My Sister&#8217;s Keeper, based on the 2004 novel by Jodi Picoult of the same name, is among the movies recommended by professors that nursing students watch. The film tells the story of Anna Fitzgerald (Abigail Breslin), who was conceived via vitro fertilization to be an organ donor for her ailing sister.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The movie then shifts to a young Anna seeking help from a lawyer citing\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">medical emancipation<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. She does not want to donate her kidney, significantly affecting her quality of life. This causes a massive rift between Anna and their mother, Sara Fitzgerald (Cameron Diaz). The movie delves into the complex family relationships and the patient&#8217;s rights.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The movie will be an eye-opener for student nurses as it is a rather complicated case that puts the healthcare worker&#8217;s responsibility and patient&#8217;s wish into perspective. If placed in such a situation \u2013 will you do whatever it takes to save the patient&#8217;s life, even if that will infringe their rights?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Duration: 1 h 49 min<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rating: PG-13<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">9. One Flew Over the Cuckoo&#8217;s Nest (1975)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OXrcDonY-B8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If ever you want to know how NOT to act as a nurse, then One Flew Over the Cuckoo&#8217;s Nest is a textbook study on these big no-nos. Actress Louise Fletcher earned an Oscar for portraying the vile and cruel Nurse Ratched. The film also stars Jack Nicholson as McMurphy, a criminal who pleads insanity and is admitted into the mental institution where Nurse Ratched operates with an iron fist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The story revolves around the clash between McMurphy and Nurse Ratched. McMurphy begins rallying the other patients to rebel against the heartless and wicked nurse who goes against everything she swore to uphold.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Nurse Ratched is one of the most memorable and hated villains in film history, and Louise Fletcher portrayed the character with such irredeemable cruelty. Yet, as stated earlier, Nurse Ratched is the complete antithesis of her profession, whose core values center on compassion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Duration: 2 h 13 min<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rating: R<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due to the global pandemic, the healthcare industry took a huge hit these past couple of years. With the shortage of healthcare workers being a severe problem in several countries, doctors and nurses are now in high demand. 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