Hello all! I am sorry that I have missed you all on Thursday. Regarding the movie reflection, here is what I want you to respond about: Please discuss the political undertones in the movie, as it relates to healthcare; discuss the differences in the manner in which the French and Americans viewed and discovered the disease; how does this film arm you in your role as a nurse caring for clients with HIV and AIDS?
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Jessica Sanchez
4/5/2010 09:30:56 am
To be honest I don't think the movie showed us anything that we didnt already know...pretty much the goverment will tell us what they want us to know, and not share information that they would like to keep private, as for my role as a nurse I don't think it had much impact....I know I'm not going to be the one to find a cure! (although i do believe with the right funding and proper determination, same as cancer, i do believe there are cures out there)....i hope the movie didn't have to persway people to treat patients with AIDS as normal people, because this should have been the view all along, but back when it first came out I guess I can see where the people were coming from because it was scary and new at the time, but now that we know how it is contracted nurses should not be afraid to take care of these patients over any others and continue to provide the best care possible....
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Michelle Aguilo
4/5/2010 12:55:42 pm
The movie brought to light how the government pretty much neglecting the AIDS epidemic. They didn't take think of this disease as anything serious, which clearly shows by the lack of government funding that was given to the CDC for research. Many lives could have been spared if the government had taken the virus more seriously than they did. They movie also showed us that the healthcare system is controlled by the government & is all about business & money. When the blood banks realized that they were infecting people because of contaminated blood, they didn't want to start a testing method to help prevent infection because of the costs. The Americans & French viewed the virus differently. The Americans thought of the virus as a gay disease but the French thought differently. They believed that everyone was at risk for this disease, not just homosexuals. After seeing this movie, I now know more about the stigma that surrounds HIV/AIDS & what you can do to prevent the spread of this virus, which helps me, as a nurse, provide better care for a patient with the virus as far as patient teaching & care goes.
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Christina Garibay
4/5/2010 04:18:20 pm
It is what it is; I don't have to like it, but I cannot change it, so I accept it for what it is. There is politics in everything, however the devastating effects its had on the healthcare industry has been considerably concealed by well thought of speeches presented by a charismatic, primp & proper CEOs. The reality is that just as it was in the 80's it is now. The film only helped to validate, my already deeply rooted passion to be an advocate for the patient & assist them to receive the best medical attention. It has also re-enforced my passion for becoming further engaged in committees or organizations that have made great strides towards the
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John Acosta
4/5/2010 06:33:08 pm
In the movie, it was clearly shown that the government had neglected to fund the CDC research about AIDS. American researchers had thought to believe that this disease was brought on by those of homosexual orientation in the community and termed this disease as “The Gay Disease.” With the government running the healthcare system, many lives had been taken and many people had been upset by this poor research. The CDC was unable to gather enough information to know that AIDS can be transmitted through blood and not just by homosexuals; blood banks had been storing tainted blood to patients in need of it. France, however, was funded properly enough to further their research in which America could not do. In addition, Reagan had just won presidency and began a movement called “Reaganomics.” This movement was basically pushed strongly to control government spending and to also control inflation that was happening in the U.S. Not once had Reagan mentioned about this epidemic that had been spreading throughout communities because I believe that he had too much on his plate to see the smaller things that had been going on. With further knowledge provided by education we now have a better understanding about what HIV/AIDS is. In addition, this film encouraged me to become more of a patient advocator.
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Cecilia Delgado
4/6/2010 04:18:04 am
"And The Band Played on" was an interesting documentary movie, sure wish we could have finished watching it to its entirety. However, it did cover most of the important topics, Politics, people, and the Aids epidemic. How our government dealt with the situation, when the CDC brought it to light. Many lives could have been spared if they would have listened to the funding needs of the CDC and the seriousness of this epidemic. Its pretty scary and makes one think what else is being kept from the public. They were working with no funds, limited space, and outdated equipment . The government ignored the fact that AIDS was a virus that was being transmitted not only by sexual contact in homosexuals, but also was a blood borne disease, by this more lives were lost through blood transfusions. Meanwhile the French and the Americans competed on who found the virus and should recieve credit, the epidemic spreaded and death toll climbed remarkeably. Almost three decades later unfortunately, no cure has been found, however our public is well educated and well aware on precautionary measures. My goal as a nurse will be to continue on educating people and promoting prevention of spread.
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Christopher Dickinson
4/6/2010 06:22:45 pm
Regarding the political undertones in the movie as it relates to healthcare.
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Cheri Bufford
4/6/2010 06:36:43 pm
This documentary really brings to light how far Hiv/Aids virus has come. We may still not have a cure but at least people are informed and should be well educated about this virus. It does make you wonder how many other viruses/diseases are out there that the CDC/gov. has
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Kris Tafoya
4/7/2010 04:35:56 pm
The movie shows many dark theories to government and the politics agencies play. Early in the movie, you see the stereotypes beginning to play out with regards to how the virus is contracted. The original thought process is through homosexual contact. I appreciated the references to the blood bank ( knowing all the infected blood is out there, but still allowing transfusions to occur) SCARY! I think a piece of the movie stated how much funding was spend on curing the common cold, but how little money was used for hiv/aids research-was it 700,000.? Makes you wonder if the CDC announced the possibilities for heterosexual people or children to contract the disease- would more money have been spent on research?? OF COURSE!
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4/14/2020 03:29:37 am
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