Nurse Eunice Evers: Movie Analysis

Nurse Eunice Evers failed to apply critical thinking throughout the movie. Many of the men in Tuskegee were hesitant with going to the doctor to get tested and many men have never had a doctor’s visit. The men were not highly educated on health issues and were not familiar with medical jargon. Ms. Evers would explain the reason for procedures differently than Dr. Douglas. Dr. Douglas told the men he was checking for a germ affecting the genital area that could result in a penis ulceration, then leading to the cardiovascular system’s collapse. Nurse Evers explains it as bad blood, a sore that men get on their private parts from their parents, which can affect their walking and breathing. She says it gets worse over time when a worm goes in through …show more content…
Nurses are often the first and last person a patient sees; therefore nurses must be prepared to answer the patient’s questions. They must know the learned material to properly inform the patient. Nurses must also know how to explain the material to a patient who may not understand medical terminology to the same degree. It is important to explain things clearly, descriptively, precisely, and accurately for the patient to fully understand. In the article, consistency is one of the qualities of critical thinking. It says, “… enable the student to predict client responses to the administration of the drug…” When Nurse Evers gives Hardman penicillin, he does not react well and ends up dying. Earlier on, Nurse Evers should have administered penicillin to her patients and inform them about having syphilis. She should have decided there was sufficient evidence to give penicillin. Her priorities should be her patients’ lives and helping them every possible way. As a health care provider, she should have given the proper treatment and informed the men, but instead, she lied to these men for years. To keep the men coming back for “treatment,” she suggested giving $50 as insurance to buy a coffin when they die.