Christina Hawthorne is the Chief Nursing Officer of Richmond Trinity Hospital in the first season of the television series Hawthorne. This character contains many exemplary characteristics any credible nurse should possess, and she loves her job despite all the long hours she puts in. Christina Hawthorne is not only exceedingly passionate about her job, but also empathetic towards her patients, knowledgeable about symptoms, diagnoses, and treatments, interpersonal with her patients, and very dedicated to her profession. Her character has made me realize how crucial nursing is, and what kind of person it takes to be a nurse. Hawthorne has also opened my eyes to see some of the common misconceptions about nursing such as sexism and roles of nurses …show more content…
Her passion is exhibited numerous times throughout the series, but it unmistakably stood out when she refused to fire any of the nurses when she believed they were all necessary. Despite what her CEO demanded of her, she remained loyal to her passionate beliefs that the best way to handle the situation was to lower wages rather than fire staff. Nurse Hawthorne is also empathetic towards her patients, another critical quality for a nurse to hold. Christina demonstrated empathy for her friend and patient, David Gendler when she began to take his feelings into consideration and understand why he no longer wished to continue treating his terminal cancer. Hawthorne is also extremely intelligent and knowledgeable, as any nurse must be. However, Hawthorne's intelligence seemed to be especially useful to a Korean family who were given the wrong diagnosis by their doctor. Hawthorne proved her intelligence by catching and treating this terribly wrong diagnosis, ultimately saving her patients' lives. She is also interpersonal with her patients, but not to a level of discomfort. For example, when a mother came into the emergency room with a fractured wrist, Christina soon realized she was being abused. She looked further into the case and communicated with the mother, eventually realizing the woman's son was her abuser. Christina interfered in their lives and got the mother and son the help that they needed. In addition to all of these traits, Christina Hawthorne is also extremely dedicated to her job at Richmond Trinity Hospital. She proved her devotion to her job when she voluntarily took on a double shift after a coworker called in sick. All of these valuable traits built Christina Hawthorne's character, as well as the character of any ample