World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria was released in September 2012. Nurses flocked to it. Why? Healing a virtual tank in a video game was less stressful than titrating dopamine on a real patient. Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) gaming became a bonding ritual for night-shift nurses who would play together from their respective homes at 3 AM, headsets on, voices low so as not to wake roommates.

: Media consistently portrayed nurses as subservient assistants rather than autonomous, college-educated professionals who make life-saving decisions. The Rise of Digital Entertainment & Social Media