Page, Anne Beatriz Nicole D. 3NUR6
Bioethics WIT MOVIE REVIEW
1. What What issue issuess does does the film film raise raise After !atching the film entitled "Wit#, $ noticed that there !ere a lot of significant ethical issues, !hich correlates !ith the nursing %rofession, that !ere raised in the stor&. 'ne of it is the %ro%er !a& of u%holding %atient(s rights !hen it comes to medical research. As a student nurse, $ am a!are that it is one of m& ethical res%onsi)ilities to ensure that utmost care and treatment are %ro*ided to m& %atients. +oreo*er, the mo*ie em%hasizes the im%ortance of our role as the %atient(s ad*ocate !hich means that !e should should stand stand and do someth something ing !hene* !hene*er er !e see see unethi unethica call nursin nursing g %racti %ractices ces )eing )eing rendered to our %atients. he doctors used -i*ian as research su)ect, )ut /usie, her nurse, struggles to guarantee the most )eneficial care and treatment is %ro*ided for her. his film de%icts the significance of ad*ocating and fighting for %atients as !ell as their rights in the nursing in order to ensure that the& are recei*ing o%timal medical treatment. treatment. 0. What do do &ou see see as the main main %ur%ose %ur%ose of the film film his film aims to hel% us realize that e*er& mem)er in the healthcare team has their o!n o!n esse essent ntia iall role role to fulf fulfil il !hen !hen it come comess to the the %ro* %ro*is isio ion n of %ati %atien entt care care.. he he res%onsi)ilities res%onsi)ilities endo!ed u%on each of them should not )e taen for granted or ignored. $t should al!a&s )e considered !hen %re%aring a %lan for care and treatment )ecause it entails something )eneficial to %ro*ide to the %atients !ho are in need. As a nursing student, it is sad to admit that , )ased on the things that $ ha*e !itnessed in the clinical setting, healthcare %rofessionals do not al!a&s mae sound medical udgments, and ha*e seen nurses !ho are some!hat neglectful to the %atient(s needs. his film %ortra&s that im%ortance of the role !hich nurses %la& !ithin the healthcare s&stem as the& are the ones !ho interacts !ith the %atients most of the time. 3. Relate Relate the film to class discussio discussions, ns, readings, readings, notes notes or no!ledge. no!ledge. Does it contradict contradict or su%%ort an&thing &ou ha*e learned $n Bioeth Bioethics ics,, !e ha*e ha*e discus discussed sed things things a)out a)out )enefi )eneficen cence, ce, non2 non2 malefi maleficen cence ce,, ustice, %atient(s %atient(s rights and nursing research. $ thin that there are situations in the film !hich contradicts to these things. ie for e4am%le, -i*ian cautiousl& consents to the thera%& and em)ars on a undignified regime of eight c&cles of chemothera%&, !herein no other %atient has com%leted )efore. he doctors continued the research !ith the hel% of -i*ian e*en though the& ne! that it is too ris& and dangerous for her. $t illustrates the central ethical issue o)ser*ed in this film5 the conflict of interest
o)ser*ed )et!een clinical thera%& and clinical research. his is intert!ined !ith clinical incom%etence, issues of the %ro%er !a& of %resenting informed consent, end of life decisions and -i*ian(s disa%%ointments !ith the health care team(s insensiti*e a%%roach to their %atients.
. What are &our reflections a)out the film As nurses, it is our %rofessional dut& and res%onsi)ilit& to tae action !hen !e see other healthcare %rofessionals not follo!ing the code of ethics, and re%ort it as soon as %ossi)le !hen necessar& to guarantee ethical decision maing and %ro*ision of utmost care. he film made me realized the im%ortance of m& role as the %atient(s ad*ocate. $ )elie*e that )& taing action and re%orting ethical dilemmas, !e can ensure that the %rinci%les of ustice, )eneficence, and non2 maleficence are follo!ed and the highest le*el of health and !ell2)eing is achie*ed )& our %atients.
