Movie Reflection Assignments on…
The Visitor –Director Tom McCarthy
You will be completing Reflection Assignments on the four movies you will be watching during this semester. These are smaller writing assignments to teach reflective and critical thinking regarding the Nursing profession. This course is focused on three topics; Politics, Health Policy and Advocacy. Advocacy is a topic that can be Advocacy for the Profession of Nursing, Advocacy for your patients and their families and Advocacy for a Health Issue or Public concern that impacts the health of your patients or the population in general. You may rent these movies from vendors like You Tube, Amazon.com or Netflix etc.
For this week the topic will be on Immigration. The movie, “The Visitor” portrays a Northern immigrant center- and a pretty sanitized version of immigration and detention for illegal immigrants. However the You Tube segment you will watch specifically address the crisis at our Southern border and the immigration centers being run there by and for the United States Government- While this particular segment from June 2018- this is still occurring, and each month or so the the Government shows updated numbers that have shown even more children have been separated, than previously reported, through these processes at the immigration centers- In fact, some International Civil Rights groups have stated that America is committing Human Rights Violations through these actions. This past year the US government was taken to court for not supplying soap, tooth paste & brush , a comb/brush or basic human hygiene needs, like diapers and clean clothing. Young menstruating females are left in soiled, bloody clothing without sanitary hygiene supplies in these centers.In some centers it was reveled that immigrants don’t even have enough space within these camps to lay down to sleep at night, they are physically standing or in sitting positions while being housed in these centers. The Government lawyers told the courts that the US should not have to supply these types of services to detainees. Even our men and women who in the past have been imprisoned in Prisoner of War Camps under the Geneva Convention (The Geneva Convention was a series of international diplomatic meetings that produced a number of agreements, in particular the Humanitarian Law of Armed Conflicts, a group of international laws for the humane treatment of wounded or captured military personnel, medical personnel and non-military civilians during war ) received better care than what is being given to these immigrants/detainees. The US government has hired out the services for many of these centers to private business, for millions of dollars, and the US alone has moved many immigrants including children included to military bases at our Southern borders, in the dessert into tent cities- leaving immigrants, including small children to freezing night time temperatures and temperatures during the daytime of over 100 degrees during summer months. Further aggravating the essential problem, is that immigrants, including many children and teenagers are dying while in these detention centers, under US care (something which has never occurred before ) . The US Government states they are under no obligation to vaccinate these individuals for Influenza, chicken pox, measles, TB etc. – Most recently a group of International Physicians arrived at a center with 100 free doses of influenza vaccine, and were turned away not allowing to inoculate as many as they had brought supplies for. This has been true with soap and hygiene products which organizations have brought and donated, the government refuses to accept these items, even though they are free. Having this many people in such close living conditions is risking the families of guards and workers in these centers, who then bring these potentially fatal bacteria and disease home, exposing their own families, and bringing disease into the surrounding communities.
The Assignment:
This assignment is to be done in a narrative paper format (look this up if you do not know what this is) using APA 7. APA 7 is the newest version, Purdue Owl has changed over to the 7th edition on their website. Purdue Owl is an exceptional source for writing and APA- guidance – if you choose not to get the APA manual. I also recommend Citation Manager on the internet- it will show you how to indent your bibliography, and cite your references for you. It is Free– if you select to see ads every so many times… That means you have a title page, NO ABSTRACT, an Introduction, the body of the paper where you will answer the questions below. It is to be a narrative format, NOT the question written out and then the answer in a narrative- Do not embed (write out) the questions within your paper- discuss..
Instead of the question… Explain what population you chose from the Healthy People 2030 objectives and why?
You would write…
Example: I chose to do Falls in the elderly (over age 55) as my Healthy People 2030 objective because I currently work in an Assisted Living Facility. Falls are a Quality of Indicator in Long Term Care and Assisted Living, so they are monitored closely within my work environment. The elder (older than age 55) population are important to discuss because the Baby Boomer generation has now aged, and the majority of the patients seen in both acute and long term care, like Assisted Living Centers are within that age range.
After you answer all the questions within your body of your paper you are to write a conclusion section where you summarize the points of your paper.
Example: In conclusion as discussed in articles by Benner (2029) and Whittle (2017), falls in the elderly continue to be a problem for all levels of care. As discussed, falls often lead to complications, which mark the start of the decline of elderly patients as it impacts their quality of living. More research continues to need to be done in this area, and innovative ways to decrease falls within this population need to be identified.
Finally you will create a separate bibliography section (it has its own page) as your last page, and any resources you used for writing your paper need to be listed on it. (See Purdue Owl for how to create a bibliography page in APA format). APA format is always done in 12 point font Times New Roman – and it does not allow for use of contractions (NO CONTRACTIONS) Examples: would’ve, I’ve, can’t, or didn’t…
This paper should be no longer than 1500 words- (if you go slightly over I will accept it with marking you off. It should be no less than 1200- that is about 3-5 pages- if you count your title page as page one, the “meat” aka body of your paper as 2-3 pages, and your bibliography/ references page that gives you four pages right there-
I don’t mind if you chose not to use level 2 or 3 headings, but you should label the Introduction, have a heading like : “Discussion” for your paper “meat” aka body, and the conclusion, and the Bibliography/References should have a label at the top of the page.
Quotes are optional… However, you should use no more than one quotation, I prefer you summarize in your own words, what is said, rather than quote- so if you do not quote that is okay.
You are required to use two additional sources for your reflection on the movie, to use other sources, like journal articles or articles or web content (not Wikipedia) to support your answers. So you will need a bibliography/reference page to source that content for this reflection paper. (APA narrative format)! Make sure you do a brief introduction to the movie you’re discussing in the assignment- include title, topic and identify the conflict or problem the movie addresses. Research whether the American Nurses Association has a paper or statement that addresses this issue discussed in the movie? If so, state their position. Provide a brief conclusion for the movie in a narrative form, and summarize the issue and what implications the problem poses for the public or for Health professionals. Finally-briefly (1-2 sentences) summarize what the next step should be to address the issues or problem suggested in the movie.
Answer the following questions:
1. Identify whether this movie encompasses Politics, Health Policy or Advocacy (what type of Advocacy) or more than one or more of these topics. Explain why you think the movie touches base on the topic(s) you choose.
- How did this movie make you feel?
- Do you feel the subject of the movie is an issue or health problem or topic that Health professionals can be an advocate for?
- How do you think it could impact you as a future Nursing Professional and your Practice?
- Do you think the movie presented a discussion of potential solutions or ways to combat the issue or problem? How would you approach the issue or problem? Could a Legislative bill at the state level or federal level help solve the problem or would research monies or federal research funds or grants provide support?
- Is the problem global and cross international borders? Does that make it harder to address the problem and find solutions for it?
- Did you like the movie? Why or why not? Were you aware of the issue prior to viewing this movie?
