As many of you have seen, Miss Colorado delivered a beautifully spoken monologue about nursing during last week’s Miss America pageant. Recently, on The View as the pageant was discussed, Miss Colorado’s scrubs were referred to as a costume, and Joy posed the question of why she was wearing a “doctor’s stethoscope.” Below is my now calmed down reply to all of it. Additionally, I would like to personally and publicly congratulate Kelley Johnson RN on her chosen talent, it is one that will reward you forever.
Dear Joy Behar,
A beautiful woman in a beauty pageant put on baggy clothes and humbly walked across the stage to talk proudly about her career, and her passion for caring for other human beings, and the only thing you could muster in response was an insult grounded in ignorance. Rather than being offended or getting angry, I will instead, take a moment to teach.
Dispatches From The Front 
I would like an apology from Joy Behar herself. The network was not aware of the comments that MS. Behar would make. I have been a nurse for 30 years and my mother was a nurse for 70 years. I was and still am proud of my mother and her dedication to the nursing profession. I hope I make as much of an impact on peoples lives as she did. I wear a stethoscope every shift, It is as much apart of my equipment as the microphone is to MS. Behar.I completed my education after 6 long years, and my student loans are impressive. When I help a patient I know it is well worth the expense. I also wear scrubs, I have been vomited on, bled on, and have had every bodily fluid imaginable on my clothes, (scrubs). I can easily clean the scrubs or if necessary through them away Try using hydrogen peroxide on street clothes, Good luck..
Carol, Surgical Technologist, MSN