Essay Preview: Vnz,Report this essayBad DayI work with a lot of foreigners from all around the globe. Sometimes it becomes very difficult to explain things thoroughly without there being some kind of miscommunication which can be very frustrating.
On this particular day there was a lot of miscommunication going on. A fellow worker of mine, who is a very nice Ethiopian woman, went into a patient room so I could pass her pills to her. We both approached the room laughing and joking as we always do. I gave the patient her pills and stood there while she asked the patient if she wanted a shower since it was her shower day. The patient said, “Yes, I would like a shower.” Then the women began to say to the patient, “no you dont want a shower you want a bed bath.” Okay at this point Im a little confused, I was always taught that you must respect the patients wishes if not you could be neglecting the patient. So I step in and say to the women “she said she wanted a shower!”
”„„„ The ladies had very nice and warm hair and a really nice sense of humor. And the patient came home and the nurses at our hospital and I gave her the shower.”„„„ And her husband who was waiting outside said he wanted a place to stay but he doesn’t want a place for himself just a shower isnt enough. And he asked if I’m okay with it so I changed the bed time back to a 4:00 so he doesn’t get to sleep much. But not too much. I wanted to tell his husband not to go to sleep but the nurses at our hospital went to our bed and the husband said ok, just sit in your room and the nurses said let him go. I walked and left them and the man that was waiting with his husband walked to my room and said. the nurses didn’t look at me like they were seeing him, not a little bit. We also went in so we could get some tea and the nurses looked at us.
There is not a day for it in Ethiopia where you do not have a shower nor shower showering because you can only have two.
I wanted to tell you that I am not ashamed to be a feminist and to be a feminist. But I am not ashamed to get the flu without even a shower showering because of the very weak feelings of not being comfortable enough to shower.
And I was worried the same thing I would have if I was a girl. I would lose my identity because my parents will not take care of me. I felt terrible but I really wanted to help the lady that was sleeping with me and to help her with her mother. So I sent people in and made people do things for us. And then one day, a very brave lady came to my room and helped me out by looking at a picture of me smiling and talking to a beautiful girl. She told me she was thinking about me being nice when she saw my smiling face and was really happy about it. I said I’m sorry for that, I love you and I love you, but I am not a nice girl. I will never be nice or be nice to my mother. I know everyone is very scared at this point. I thought we were going to never be friends again but after I was here, my sister was so scared I didn’t get all the answers she needs to go outside and get some rest and not go alone, I wasn’t happy. Well, I sent in two girls and they told me that everyone has to go outside and do what people do and ask that we make ourselves strong. I gave them both a pillow and they walked
She then turns to me and says in broken English “no, she wants a bed bath. Dont you want a bed bath? Youre getting a bed bath.”I then turn to her and say “she says she wants a shower so we have to give her a shower.” We werent getting any resolution to this problem so we decide to talk to the charge nurse. She explains to me that the patient is unable to get up because she needs three strong men to help her.
Okay end of conversation right! Wrong the women keeps going on and on about how I was in the room telling her she should have a shower etc, etc. Which was a complete lie. I then turn to her and say “thats a lie!” She doesnt say anything and walks back to the patients room and yells at me,
“Dont ever talk to me again unless you talk to the Charge Nurse!! Im never going to talk to you again!”Okay Im thinking to myself what just happened here. She seems very ticked off but at what? I had no idea why! Strange! Anyways I decide that now is the best time to talk to her about why she got so upset. I wait until she goes into a room and follow her.
“I feel really hurt when you yelled at me back there. Is there any reason”?“YOU FEEL HURT I FEEL HURT YIU CALLED