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Rationale The ending of the novel ”One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” feels unfulfilling, because McMurphy’s influence over the ward is not conveyed enough after his death. In addition I feel that Miss Ratched did not receive the punishment she deserved. I think these aspects could be developed further with my text. In the end chapter McMurphy attacks Miss Ratched because she drove Billy Bibbit to suicide. This could be seen as murder and should not be forgiven easily. In my text I will show how McMurphy empowered the patients and how they subsequently revolt against Miss Ratched after his death. I have chosen to write a news report because it allows me to give an objective perspective and let the readers interpret the facts and have their …show more content…
Bibbit’s body was found in an office with his throat teared open and knife beside him. From investigation it has been suggested that the death may have been caused by a senior staff member and not as a result of his mental health. Detectives initially suspected a case of suicide and was later confirmed when the autopsy report was completed. Studying the cut it is confirmed that Bibbit slit his own throat; however the reason behind it is still uncertain. A nurse in the ward says: “Billy Bibbit was a voluntary inmate and has during his stay shown tendencies of self-harm and also has had a past incident of attempted suicide. I think this was the reason behind it. I was late the day it occurred but I was told by our head nurse that he slit his own …show more content…
Bottles of alcoholic beverages were found lying around the scene. The police questioned the head nurse how a party could have occurred under her supervision and she replied: “I had no involvement with the festivities, this was an act of rebellion by the inmates. Our nightly watchman will be investigated and I will do everything in my power to prevent this from happening again.” A explanation of the party from one of the inmates states: “Miss Ratched never lets us have fun, we are constantly under control and whatever enjoyment we find is stripped off. She even turned off our TV once when we all were watching the football game!” Some of investigators speculate that the death could have occurred because of the alcohol which was found in Bibbit’s blood. The only witnesses of the death were inmates and staff members. Interrogation with a witness, Mr. Scanlon an inmate, pointed the blame to the head nurse. “With her authority she’s controlled the ward in her own hands. She attacked Bibbit’s weakness and blackmailed him, because of that he killed himself. She drove Billy to suicide. She’s done it before and will do it again. She’s a
I chose the subject about “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” written by Ken Kesey in 1962 for my research paper because my mother told me years ago of the accompanying film and how interesting it is. Two years ago a friend of mine came back from his exchange programme in the United States of America. He told me that he and his theatre group there had performed this novel. He was and still is very enthusiastic about the theme and about the way it is written. Although I started reading the novel, I didn’t manage to finish it till the day we had to choose our subjects at school. When I saw this subject on the list, which we were given by our English teacher Mr Schäfer, I was interested immediately. So I chose it.
In the film, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, directed by Milos Forman, the character of Randle McMurphy is portrayed as being a reckless and carefree man who eventually becomes a symbol of strength and determination in the mental hospital that the film takes place in. This film shows how an individual that can start off with an insignificant and unimportant purpose, but then becomes improved by the environment that they are placed in that they establish ambitions and aspirations that radically impact both themselves and others around them.
This essay will be exploring the text One flew over the Cuckoo’s nest by Ken Kesey and the film Dead poet’s society written by Tom Schulman. The essay will show how the authors use over exaggerated wildcard characters such as McMurphy and Keating. The use of different settings such as an insane asylum and an all-boys institution. And Lastly the use of fore shading to show how the authors can use different texts to present similar ideas in different ways.
...s control through power, authority, and fear. In the end, they believe they have control over the other, but they do not realize that they both have lost control until it is too late. They both pay a harsh penalty for their struggle to gain control over the ward. Nurse Ratched forever loses her precious power status and authority over the institution, while McMurphy loses the friends he tired to help, his personality, and eventually his life. Throughout the novel, these two characters relentlessly fight to control each other. They both realize that control can never be absolute. This idea does not occur to either of them until after they have lost everything they sought to control. This is what makes the element of control such an important theme in One Flew over the Cuckoo?s Nest.
Nurse A seemed confident and calm while nurse B appeared tired. With the first patients, I noticed that both nurses were asking for first and last name and confirmed the information with the picture in the computer and the medication cup. After a few minutes, I turned my attention to nurse B because I noticed she did not ask a particular patient for his name. Instead, she relied on the name provided by a patient care technician. When she was about to give the medication to the patient, nurse A noticed that the patient on the computer screen was not the patient on the counter. She immediately told nurse B “ That is not Mr… girl ” and nurse B responded while laughing “ He looks exactly like …, I need to get some coffee ASAP”. The patient immediately realized what happened and told nurse B his name. After that, nurse B reached for the right cup and administered the medication to the patient. Even though a medication error was not committed and no harm was inflicted to the patient, by violating important QSEN competencies this incident could have caused a negative patient outcome.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a compelling tale that brings a warning of the results of an overly conformist and repressive institution. As the narrator of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Chief Bromden, a paranoid half- Native American Indian man, has managed to go unnoticed for ten years by pretending to be deaf and dumb as a patient at an Oregon mental asylum. While he towers at six feet seven inches tall, he has fear and paranoia that stem from what he refers to as The Combine: an assemblage whose goal is to force society into a conformist mold that fits civilization to its benefit. Nurse Ratched, a manipulative and impassive former army nurse, dominates the ward full of men, who are either deemed as Acute (curable), or Chronic (incurable). A new, criminally “insane” patient named Randle McMurphy, who was transferred from the Pendleton Work Farm, eventually despoils the institution’s mechanical and monotonous schedule through his gambling, womanizing, and rollicking behavior.
Coming into this topic, I didn’t know much about the scandalous nurse. I scarcely knew about her history and background. I had heard that Allitt was mentally sick and had suffered some obstacles during her childhood. I also knew that her main way of killing was through over doses of insulin, and that she worked at a ward for infants. The speculations that Allitt suffered from an odd mental illness always intrigued me.
Kappel, Lawrence. Readings on One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2000. Print.
According to provision 4 in lecture, the nurse is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice. After the new RN observed the nurse who was having difficulty focusing, legally the supervisor nurse was not following provision 4. The nurse was not demonstrating correct actions that he/she was responsible for and was not being accountable for her actions. It is stated that “The recognition of accountability for actions is the cornerstone for a profession because of the implied social contract with the public” (Lachman, 2009, pg.57). The nurse was demonstrating actions that are unfit and could lead to potential harm. The nurse should be accountable for her own actions. The new RN was being responsible and looking out for patient safety when the supervisor nurse came impaired to work. Also, the supervisor nurse was not following provision 3. According to lecture, provision 3 states “The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient”. The code of ethics states “Nurses must protect the patient, the public and the profession from potential harm when practice appears to be impaired” (ANA, 2015, pg. 13). The new RN is protecting the patients and the profession when the supervisor nurse was came to work
Nurse Ratched was head nurse of the ward. She needed to have control over everything. All of the patients feared Nurse Ratched, or as they sometimes call her, “Big Nurse.” That is everyone feared her until McMurphy. Because he refused to listen to Nurse Ratched, the “ruler” of the ward, it showed that there will be dismay between the two throughout the story.
In the film, Nurse Ratched is abusive and manipulative in her nursing practice. She is controlling and power-hungry: always needing things to run exactly as she plans. If any one misbehaves, she immediately medicates them or sends them to shock therapy. This alludes to how many 1960s wards treated their patients and tolerated no nonsense. Like many patients under this harsh treatment, Billy Bibbit commits suicide after the deep mental abuse of Nurse Ratched. As
This also demonstrates how much power McMurphy has gained so far over Ms. Ratched. In the novel, Ms. Ratched tries to take away all of the power that McMurphy has gained over her by blaming McMurphy for making the lives of the hospital patients worse, and that McMurphy was the cause for the deaths of patients William Bibbit and Charles Cheswick. This angers McMurphy, and causes him to choke her with the intent to kill her, in the novel, Chief Bromden describes, “Only at the last---after he’d smashed through that glass door, her face swung around, with terror forever ruining any other look she might ever try to use again, screaming when he grabbed her and ripped her uniform all the way down the front.
As a result, she breached the standard 6 which states that “registered nurses should provide a safe, appropriate and responsive quality nursing practice” (NMBA, 2016). In line with this standard, nurses should use applicable procedures to identify and act efficiently to address potential and actual risks such as unexpected changes in a patient’s condition (NMBA, 2016). Through early identification and response by the nurse, this will ensure that the patient’s condition is recognised and appropriate action is provided and escalated (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, 2011). Moreover, the nurse did not immediately escalate the patient’s deteriorating condition to the members of the health care team.
She controlled every movement and every person’s actions and thoughts. She made the doctors so miserable when they did not follow her instructions, that they begged to be transferred out if. “I'm disappointed in you. Even if one hadn't read his history all one should need to do is pay attention to his behavior on the ward to realize how absurd the suggestion is. This man is not only very very sick, but I believe he is definitely a Potential Assaultive” (). This quote from the book illustrated how Nurse Ratched controlled her ward. She manipulated people into siding with her regardless of whether it was the right decision. This was malpractice by Nurse Ratched because she did not allow the doctor, who was trained to diagnose patients, to do his job properly. Instead, she manipulated the doctor to diagnose the patients incorrectly in order to benefit her interests rather than those of the
As all movies are created based on a book, there always seems to be changes and conflicting ideas. However, they still have the same main idea to the story line. The novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey and the movie directed by Miloš Forman deal with the main idea of society's control of natural impulses. The author/director want to prove that this control can be overcome. Although the movie and the book are very different from each other, they still have their similarities.