In this blog, I would like to discuss the films that we watched in class. The film "Motherland Afghanistan" was one that provided a lot of information and allowed for me to see the lifestyles that Afghanistan people live and also their health care system.
As nursing student, I was particularly interested in the man's job as an OB/GYN and also his want to help the civilians of Afghanistan. Sterile technique is something that is emphasized greatly within the program here at CSC, and when looking at the hospital atmosphere in the film, there was dirt, trash everywhere and it was not a place where patients would not be incredibly susceptible to infection. It was also interesting to see the case where the woman took a drug injection from someone that she didn't know and as a result she developed a fistula. It seems that civilians in Afghanistan do not have the knowledge to know what is right in terms of there health care.
I was also surprised when seeing the death of one of the infants within the hospital. The doctor said that even said that if this baby was to be born in America it would have most likely survived. It was also astonishing to see that the mother was feeding the baby milk with a spoon at such as young age.
In regards to the film "Paradise Now", that we are currently watching I find it to be very interesting as well. Mainly, because two young kids were recruited to carry out a suicide mission. The kids in the film did not seem to be scared and they seemed as if they were happy to partake. It is miraculous how they are willing to leave their family behind to die for their God.