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Body Consciousness Of Clinical Staff Working In Plastic And Cosmetic Surgery Environments, Jodie Alexander

Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects

A quantitative research study was conducted to determine body consciousness of plastic surgery nurses and other employees of plastic offices. The theoretical basis was the Objectification Theory that states that a person is at risk of being viewed as an object. Social and other media has made an impact on how a person views themselves and others and it has also glamourized plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures. The social media explosion of the past decade has changed the way the public perceives their image. Nurses working in plastic surgery are exposed to body objectification on a daily basis and it …