Tuesday, September 7, 2010
In Class: Ethos Artifact
I brought in the top to my scrubs as my ethos artifact. Ethos establishes the writer's authority and credibility. If I were to walk into a hospital with just regular clothes on, no one would think of me as someone that could help, they would think I am a normal civilian. However if I'm wearing my scrubs during clinicals, patients and families will assume that I can help out, and obtain the knowledge to be able to aid people in the hospital setting. It establishes my credibility as someone who is knowledgeable in the nursing field/environment. At the same time, if I chose to write a paper on health or nursing techniques, I would be more credible to write about this as opposed to a business or fine arts major. The nursing scrubs, and name tag establishes my authority to write about the subject, because not many people would just buy a scrub set for fun.
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You know scrubs are very much comparable to what I considered bringing in, my U.S. Army uniform. It's interesting to consider how a uniform can manipulate a person's perception of you. Many civilians believe that when they see a US Service Member that they are honorable, trustworthy and brave when this certainly isn't the case.
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