Wit Movie Analysis

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Reflecting on the video WIT has given me more insight as to some of the things that really happen in the health care setting such as the hospital. After watching the video I can categorizes many of the things that I observed under “ professional ethics” and “unprofessional ethics”. Professional ethic according to my interpretation where the things that where done in the movie that was patient oriented, whiles unprofessional ethics are things that where in the interested of the providers rather than the patients interest.
Things that I observed in the movie that I could comfortable grouped under professional ethics are as follows. I observed that the nurse Mrs. Susie Monahan exhibit a trait of a prudent nurse on many occasions by advocating

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