Letter To Nurse Ratch Essay

I would like to start this letter by addressing the fact that I admire your work and dedication of running a mental institution. I know it must be a difficult task, and you seem to be doing the best that you can. However, it has come to my attention that one of your nurses, Nurse Ratched, has been treating not only the patients poorly, but your employees poorly as well. As a monitor of local Mental Health Hospitals, it is my top priority to ensure the safety and wellbeing of those staying in each institution. The Nurse refers to these specific workers as “The Black Boys”, and I feel as if this is an injustice to them and the work they are called to perform. Not only does this title make the Nurse feel as if she inferior to the other employees, but it causes them to treat the patients the way Nurse Ratched treats themselves- poorly and worthlessly. No one involved in this line of work should feel worthless or lower than anyone, it defeats the purpose of what we are trying to accomplish. I have also noticed that the way the Nurse trains “The Black Boys” results in them carelessly caring for the patients. Chief Bromden recalls “[Nurse Ratched] taught them her own technique; taught him not to show his hate and to be …show more content…
I believe that you need to shadow Nurse Ratched to make sure she is working for the wellbeing of her patients. Next, you should train her, or hire professional help to train “The Black Boys”. Director, you must remember that this is your Ward, not Nurse Ratched 's. For “The Black Boys” specifically, they deserve to be trained properly, for not only the patients, but for their mental health and wellbeing. If they were to ever leave Nurse Ratched’s wing, they would be lost and brainwashed, and we as leaders in this society cannot let that happen. Please consider my efforts to make your Ward a safer and more just place for your employees and