Nurse Ratched

Randall McMurphy and Nurse Ratched while drawing connections between them. Randall and Nurse Ratched are two sides of the same coin. They are a part of the same coin, with connections that are embedded between them, as they both have the same passion to help cure the sick and weak patients. Although the two characters demonstrate the same passion, there are disparities in each character’s method of treating patients. The most palpable one being McMurphy’s success in comparison to Nurse Ratched’s…

The two nurses presented within the first paragraphs of the chapter are Nurse Ratched and Miss Flinn. Mrs. Flinn is described as a little nurse, who is said to have a wandering eye. Miss Flinn appears on edge as a result of the fact that her “wandering eye” seems to be constantly looking worried over her shoulder, and is asking Nurse Ratched multiple questions. Miss Flinn inquires about Mr. McMurphy, speaking in a cautious and worried tone of voice, as if not to say too much. The second nurse,…

represented as rebels. Chief Bromden who has been a patient in the hospital for ten years pretends that he is deaf so he can hear everyone's secrets and conversations. Randall McMurphy who was in prison has now been relocated to the hospital. Nurse Ratched dislikes McMurphy specifically because he stands up to her and does not like to listen to her or follow the rules. Throughout the novel Chief Bromden and Randall McMurphy have a difficult time following the rules of the hospital resulting in…

nineteenth century, an influx of women entered training for nursing due to the need for nurses in the Civil War. Most nurses caring for the soldiers earlier in the war were women from the Sisters of Charity. At the start of the war, the nurses were unskilled and untrained, so they had a difficult time performing their job with ease. Due to the establishment of training schools by Florence Nightingale, nurses received training and were better equipped to handle harsh situations such as those…

the main characters, McMurphy, to critique the authority of the doctors that work with the patients in the hospital. To the other patients in the ward, McMurphy preaches to them about the importance of sticking up for themselves against the other nurses, doctors, and even patients. The author uses a rabbit metaphor to illustrate the difference between the patients and the doctors. “All of us in here are rabbits” (Kesey, 61). In the ward, the patients are the rabbits and the doctors are the…

his style, Cheswick originally followed the rules of the dress code and wore all white, and after he learns more about McMurphy and his style, he took a stand against the forbidding dress code and began wearing a black jacket over his white attire. Nurse Ratched’s hairstyle throughout the film is shaped and cut into a devil antler’s shape, which…

The purpose for highlighting this concept of burnout is to focus on the idea that often newly licensed nurses feel the effects of this burnout from their experiences and environment. According the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), newly licensed nurses can become frustrated and overwhelmed…

caring about their well-being, emotionally and physically. When you have, this has the core value in nurses, along with knowledge, everything else comes simultaneously: kindness, compassion, patience. That is why I am in nursing. I believe I could have the capacity to really, genuinely care for every single patient that I get to encounter. Nurses make a difference not only in the lives of patients…

addition, a nurse can ease the families stress by communicating the plan for pain management, and explaining any additional interventions that they undertake (Rzucidlo & Campbell, 2009). Although the literature clearly emphasizes the need for pharmacological interventions, it falls upon the nurse to incorporate non-pharmacological interventions for pain management (Weichman & Patterson, 2004). Non-pharmacological interventions provide an opportunity for the family to become involved. A nurse may…

licensed registered nurses have not demonstrated the use of proper technique during skills. Some of these unsafe techniques include breaking sterile field, inserting an intravenous catheter after contaminating the site, and administering multiple oral medications, at once, through a PEG tube. By not demonstrating competency, the nurse is putting the patient’s safety at risk. Understanding evidence-based practice, and keeping current on new techniques can help facilitate the nurse to minimize…