Reader Response To Zena Young On The Feather Pillow Analysis

The social code of the Victorian era places women in a role of obedience. They are expected to fulfill duties such as a mother, keeper of a house, and to be a quiet and “behaved” spouse. The narrator in this story is an obedient spouse, who has become a new mother that experiences postpartum depression. The change in her role sparks a change in her demeanor, causing a “nervous condition”, in which her husband dictates her treatment. John’s treatment of his wife represents the powerless-ness and repression of women during the late nineteenth-century.” (Wilson). John’s authority over her treatment, mimics that of patient to doctor relationship, and further reminds her of her secondary status during the era.

Bed Number 10 is about a woman by the name of Sue Baier and how she was treated during her extended stay at the hospital. Sue Baier was your average soccer mom who one day became terribly ill and was later diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome. The disease left her immobile and unable to speak. Due to her disease, some nurses and respiratory therapists did not treat her well. For instance, when she was transferred to the ICU, a therapist by the name of Bruce stuck a suctioning tube down her throat without explaining the purpose of it. As Sue started to gagged on the device, he proceeded to remove the object. Startled by the experience, she asked what was the purpose of the tube. His response was “nothing yet”. “Get used to that because you’re going to have a lot of that while you’re here” (Baier pg 16).

Melvin Fuller is a patient on the medical-surgical unit who was admitted during the previous evening for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He is an 83-year-old widower with two children who both live an hour away. He lives in a small house and is independent in his care. He has a housekeeper who comes in once a week to clean and fix some meals for him. He was brought to the hospital by his son who was visiting. His children visit him at least once a month. Mr. Fuller has COPD and type 2 diabetes. Alicia Brown is a 19-year-old nursing student in her first clinical rotation. She has been assigned to Mr. Fuller for morning care. Alicia enters Mr. Fuller’s room and notices that coffee has been spilled on his bed and

This semester, we’ve learned a lot of things about what goes on in married relationships and cohabitation relationships. We’ve been taught how to deal with situations and changes that may occur within any relationship. In order to apply the research I’ve learned about, I have chosen to compare a few topic that took place in the movie Love and Basketball. This movie shows many gender roles, nonverbal behaviors, family impacts on relationships, and how communication is key.

On December 8, 1993, 14 days after the recommendation of a cesarean section or induced labor, Doe is examined again by Dr. Meserow, and he is still holding fast to his diagnosis. Doe continues to state that she refuses on the grounds of religious reasons. However, Doe agrees to be seen by another doctor the following day. That same day, December 8, 1993, Dr. Meserow and the St. Joseph’s Hospital call the

Admitted to the medical-surgical unit with a chief complaint of “breathing problems”. She speaks broken English & requests that her daughter be allowed to stay with her. She is on nasal cannula oxygen & sitting up in bed. At this time, she seems slightly short of breath, but is not in acute distress. You note that she is pale & has a petite frame. Her ankles are swollen. Her daughter tells you that she has been complaining of feeling more tired in the evenings & “unable to catch her breath”. While at home, she has been sitting up either in an easy chair or in bed with three pillows. Her daughter states that Mrs. Lee has not had to

Around 3am in the morning during the hourly rounds to check the patients, Mrs. Keller was found by two carers on her bed doubly incontinent. When asked by the carers if they could wash and dress her in clean nightclothes, Mrs. Keller refused and started to be agitated but the care workers insisted. Mrs. Keller was uncooperative and very aggressive during personal care, she showed superfluous challenging behavior during care, but the carers did not listen to Mrs. Keller and yet stay composed, while focusing on their duties of care. Mrs. Keller remained in an agitated state but feels more comfortable and appeased as shown in her behavior after the care was given.

In the next stanza, the poet describes “A figure walking towards cloaked in blue/ Beeping/ Tubes/ Needles.” The poem addresses the routinely and monotonous aspect of being in the hospital for long periods of time. It is a critique of the biomedical model and how the hospital system is created where patients are tended to by multiple doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals. The patients and healthcare professionals are unable to form a relationship that consists of what Kleinman describes as “empathetic witnessing” (Kleinman). Therefore, detachment between patient and health workers is developed and established, to which the patient cannot recognize or know the people assisting them. In addition, Grealy discusses this in her earliest accounts and appointments with doctors. She states that there is a layer of “condescension” and is an “endemic in the medical

As I drank my coffee, I had to call the night nurse to get report. The night nurse reported to have an overall quiet night, although she did receive a call from Mrs. Patsy’s daughter at two AM. The family reported that she was no longer eating, drinking or

Once his heart is lifted, he sees the true beauty of nature and it’s true meaning.

The most important reason for the justification of the doctor’s use of force is that he has the permission and cooperation of the girl’s parents. It is possible that the girl simply didn’t understand that the doctor was trying to help her. And at that young of an age a child’s parents have authority over matters like this. The mother has her doubts

In The Pillow Book, Sei Shonagon uses a very distinct style of aesthetics to describe the world around her and her perception of it. She describes everything with a romantic persona that shows her outlook of the world in a beautiful, passionate way. From the very beginning of The Pillow Book, Shonagon’s romantic aesthetic is overwhelmingly evident. The first sentence of the book, “In spring, the dawn – when the slowly paling mountain rim is tinged with red, and wisps of faintly crimson-purple cloud float in the sky.” shows how much detail Shonagon uses to describe her surroundings. Shonagon uses words that paint a picture in your mind of exactly what she is describing. She views the world as

The doctor and his patient portray a troubled encounter that is subject to discussion. This short story reflects real or plausible issues comparable in real life. One example of such an event in Brooklyn when a construction worker filed a lawsuit against a hospital for subjecting him to a rectal exam against his wishes. According to his lawyer, the man begged,”please don’t do that’’ as he was held down, and he punched one of the doctors before being sedated and examined without consent. As a result the man allegedly developed post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the experience.(Tsai,1) Given to the poor man’s circumstance and how the medical professionals treated him, you can now see how unfit doctors can be to their own patients.

As a child, Arthur was born in the early 1930s shortly after the tragic death of his father. At the age of two, his life was also found to be in peril. Doctors from the Pittsburgh Children's Hospital, one of the first to specialize in pediatric medicine, informed his mother, Marie, that her son’s time may be shortened as well. After falling down the stairs, for no apparent reason, doctors ran a series of tests on him and found their premonitions to be correct. Young Arthur’s spine was completely eaten away by tuberculosis, plaguing him to a life of a deformed hunchback, for there was no known cure. However, a brilliant risk-taking doctor, Doctor Colestine, approached Marie to suggest a potential fix. What he proposed was so unique

If a physician was called, death was inevitable (42). My grandmother wholeheartedly disagrees with Abel’s ideas. She trusted her doctor literally with her life. Emily Abel emphasizes that doctors proved to remain unreliable and costly. She illustrates the difficulties of summoning a physician; “transportation difficulties not only delayed doctors’ arrivals but also prevented them from providing continuing care” (41). My grandmother lived in a different kind of situation. The town she resided in consisted of almost all relatives; where as in Abel’s stories, the doctor most likely would be required to travel long distances to provide care. Transportation served as a significant challenge that prevented care from being rendered in a timely fashion, especially if major trauma or an acute sudden onset condition was involved. My grandmother did not experience this obstacle. My grandmother explained, “[T]he doctor's office had registered nurses and a few rooms available for more care, if needed, for twenty four hours a day.” In other words, help was almost always available. The local doctor’s instrumental value benefitted the surrounding community. This local resource came in handy with her multiple children.