Sparked discussions in French media regarding the burnout and mental health of real-life medical workers.

The landscape of "medical entertainment" began to shift significantly in the 1990s and 2000s with shows like ER and later Grey’s Anatomy and The Good Nurse . These platforms moved the nurse from the background to the foreground. No longer just extras carrying charts, nurses were depicted as highly skilled clinicians capable of making life-or-death decisions.

A 1997 film titled L’Infirmière features a professional nurse seeking revenge on her father's boss, shifting the trope from caregiver to a more sinister role.