b0)!4 9(f`�g�c}!/�p�� �ĀI�YB�a�\f� �M�\'4�5qs�� N�UQ ;�e���00�ᆈ2| 0 ��� %%EOF [description from cassette box], Informed Consent or Human Experimentation, Susceptible to Kindness: Miss Evers' Boys and the Tuskegee Syphilis Study (1993). 0000028512 00000 n 22. In the movie, the nurse (Eunice Evers) and both doctors (Douglas and Sam Brodus) agreed that there is no need to tell people about the participation in the experiment and even the disease they had, in order to prevent excessive anxiety, fear, and, more importantly, refusals from participation. In 1932 she is sent to help Dr. Brodus (Joe Morton) and Dr. Douglas (Craig Sheffer) to help them "treat" rural black men in the town of Tuskegee, Alabama. Another duty of a nurse, as a health care professional in the movie, is delivering the information to the patients in the easy words. In 1932 she is sent to help Dr. Brodus (Joe Morton) and Dr. Douglas (Craig Sheffer) to hel… H�\��n�0��Mf���"5�Y��LJSu�AJ�!��;�M����}7���44�0�SS��� ��]�d�k�f�|�_�p���!�*�����tw�v8��$�1�a���{��=Ǐp ��Vn�vm8Šo�����.Þ�m�����8����cp�r�Q��p�&LuI����Uo�X'�o����a�S�^OI����*�D~&?�Kr ޒ��y~%�F.�S ���8'���\��,`O�`%+���[��n܊ y~!�D:����A� p:����A� p:���,�7�� �M0o�F�P���������������������������Td*3��LE�2S�����W�+�*�*��˳�W�W�W�W�W�W�W�W�N�D�]�ݸfk��o�7���������o�7���������o�/�����2�K!ù4�,��s�`;�]��js���M�Wò?�3�>|�=�atq>�_ �a 20. to see the phone number. In 1932, Miss Evers was sent to help Dr. Brodus and Dr. Douglas to help them “treat” Black men who has syphilis in the town of Tuskegee, Alabama. It was directed by Joseph Sargent and adapted from the 1992 stage play written by David Feldshuh. document.write("-" + lhs + "-"); Now the men must be led to believe they are being cared for, when in fact they are being denied the medicine that could cure them. Evers’ Boys Last week, we saw an interesting movie that showed us a history of darkness, which is the Tuskegee experiment from 1932 to 1972, in Tuskegee, Alabama. People that initiate the study in the movie say that they want to know whether black people react to people the same way as whites do, even though Dr. Brodus supposed that they react the same way. Eugene Evers feels her primary duty to calm the patient, bring peace to his mind, help him go through everything that will happen to him, and make this person believe in recovery, even though she knows that he is on placebo. The story is told from the perspective of the small town nurse Eunice Evers (Alfre Woodard) who is well aware of the lack of treatment, but feels her role is to console the involved men, many of whom are her close friends. Doctors conducting Tuskegee Study thought that in six months or a year, the Government would give money for treatment, but nothing happened, and when Penicillin became another available treatment option, the Government still did not take any steps to support people’s lives, as it needed to learn their reaction to syphilis. Although it is not her direct duty, the nurse does so in order to establish amicable relationships with the participants of the study and make them trust the healthcare professionals. is based on a true event, and although the character of Miss Evers was inspired by a nurse involved in the Tuskegee Study, the play is fiction.”). xref gen_phone_to_link('888', '302-2479'); Activate JavaScript to see the phone number.. note 6. Even though Eunice and Caleb’s relations do not prevent Miss Evers from performing her primary duties, the nurse cannot be objective in the treatment of her patient, since her personal interests are involved. Nurses can learn many things from Miss Evers. In the end, two of “boys” survived, one of the “boys” was Caleb loves Miss Evers so much, he entered the army during WW2 and the government cured his disease. | Another violated standard refers to doing the needed medical procedures. endstream endobj 76 0 obj <>stream Doctors conducting Tuskegee Study thought that in six months or a year, the Government would give money for treatment, but nothing happened, and when Penicillin became another available treatment option, the Government still did not take any steps to support people’s lives, as it needed to learn their reaction to syphilis. The most noticeable thing is the patients’ passion for life. Email protected by JavaScript. 0000001546 00000 n The duty of Miss Evers, as a nurse and a person who is closer to the patient population, is to explain with simple words what Mr. Douglas says.
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