The Tuskegee Study The movie Miss Evers’ Boys came out in 1997. It uncovered “the true story of the U.S. Government 's 1932 Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, in which a group of black test subjects were allowed to die, despite a cure having been developed” (IMDb, 2016). This experimental study was conducted to see if the reaction of untreated syphilis had the same physiological effects in Caucasians as it did in African Americans. The test group for the study came from an existing group of African American men who tested positive for syphilis and were in a treatment program. The treatment program ran out of funding so the government presented the idea of the Tuskegee Study to Doctor Brodus, who led the treatment program and Doctor Douglas. The
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According to Nursing Central, “penicillin does have an adverse side effect of anaphylaxis, but that can be a side effect to any medication, which varies from person to person. The most common side effects are: diarrhea, epigastric distress, nausea, vomiting, interstitial nephritis, rash, and urticaria (itching)” (Nursing Central, 2016). Caleb, a man who took part in the original treatment plan, left for the military where he received a penicillin shot. He was cured from his syphilis and came back to tell the other men about the miracle treatment without feeling any of the said side effects. Caleb tried to take his friend to other clinics around town for a penicillin shot, but they were denied treatment because the government sent out a list to all treatment facilities that the men participating in the Tuskegee Study were not to be given any …show more content…
Nurse Evers is very professional when she is on the clock, but outside of work, she formed an intimate relationship with one of her patients. This relationship put her between a rock and a hard spot because she stated that she has a lie in her heart but cannot discuss the matter because it would disclose information that is not to be shard outside the medical staff. In the sixth line of the pledge, it states, “To endeavor with loyalty to aid the physician in his work” (American Nurses Association, 2016). While Nurse Evers was in court, she stated that she was honored to have served under Doctor Bordus. She was also commended by the senate for acting under the orders of the doctors. Although she knew deep in her heart that withholding the available medication from the men was an ethical dilemma. In the seventh line and last line of the pledge, it states, “To devote myself to the welfare of those patients committed to my care” (American Nurses Association, 2016). Nurse Evers was a patient advocate. Despite all the unfavorable circumstances, she stood by her men till they died. She had advocated that the patients needed the program for treatment when the funding had diminished. The men also looked up to Nurse Evers as if she did everything that she was able to make them as healthy as they could be. They did not feel that she made
According to Nursing Central, “penicillin does have an adverse side effect of anaphylaxis, but that can be a side effect to any medication, which varies from person to person. The most common side effects are: diarrhea, epigastric distress, nausea, vomiting, interstitial nephritis, rash, and urticaria (itching)” (Nursing Central, 2016). Caleb, a man who took part in the original treatment plan, left for the military where he received a penicillin shot. He was cured from his syphilis and came back to tell the other men about the miracle treatment without feeling any of the said side effects. Caleb tried to take his friend to other clinics around town for a penicillin shot, but they were denied treatment because the government sent out a list to all treatment facilities that the men participating in the Tuskegee Study were not to be given any …show more content…
Nurse Evers is very professional when she is on the clock, but outside of work, she formed an intimate relationship with one of her patients. This relationship put her between a rock and a hard spot because she stated that she has a lie in her heart but cannot discuss the matter because it would disclose information that is not to be shard outside the medical staff. In the sixth line of the pledge, it states, “To endeavor with loyalty to aid the physician in his work” (American Nurses Association, 2016). While Nurse Evers was in court, she stated that she was honored to have served under Doctor Bordus. She was also commended by the senate for acting under the orders of the doctors. Although she knew deep in her heart that withholding the available medication from the men was an ethical dilemma. In the seventh line and last line of the pledge, it states, “To devote myself to the welfare of those patients committed to my care” (American Nurses Association, 2016). Nurse Evers was a patient advocate. Despite all the unfavorable circumstances, she stood by her men till they died. She had advocated that the patients needed the program for treatment when the funding had diminished. The men also looked up to Nurse Evers as if she did everything that she was able to make them as healthy as they could be. They did not feel that she made