assignment2
CCCH 9039 Curing the Chinese: Medicine and Society in Modern China
Assignment 2
Kwok Man Ting (UID: 3035108863) I would like to discuss about people’s attitude toward Western Medicine base on my observation after my visit to Queen Elizabeth Hospital and some references. People nowadays are generally more open and positive towards Western Medicine, but there are still some constraints in practicing due to cultural difference. I am going to explain my opinion on different aspects: public response towards hospital regulations, people’s awareness towards public hygiene and people’s gratitude towards doctors and nurse. Later I will discuss about the social and cultural factors of such change in attitude. To begin with, I would like to talk about public response towards hospital regulations. Different patients are separated into different common rooms, for example, ear, nose and throat, neurosurgery, radiology and imaging, etc. In the common room, patients being separated by curtain are provided a bed. Television is set up for entertainment. Patients can read magazine and smartphone to kill time as well. There are nurses who are responsible for serving meals and taking care of patients. Friends and relatives are not allowed to come in and out of the room freely, but can only visit within the visit hours, which is from noon to 8p.m. In order to prevent unnecessary disruption to other patients each time only two visitors is allowed. Patients are by their gender as well. When doctor was checking on female patient, a nurse was present. In my observation, people were generally willing to comply with the visiting regulation. However, some elderly often requested to leave hospital early and go home. They insisted that they are recovered and there is no need to stay there. This shows that nowadays hospital is no longer regarded as a ‘secret and mysterious place,’ people are more comfortable about receiving treatment at hospital due to comprehensive
Assignment 2
Kwok Man Ting (UID: 3035108863) I would like to discuss about people’s attitude toward Western Medicine base on my observation after my visit to Queen Elizabeth Hospital and some references. People nowadays are generally more open and positive towards Western Medicine, but there are still some constraints in practicing due to cultural difference. I am going to explain my opinion on different aspects: public response towards hospital regulations, people’s awareness towards public hygiene and people’s gratitude towards doctors and nurse. Later I will discuss about the social and cultural factors of such change in attitude. To begin with, I would like to talk about public response towards hospital regulations. Different patients are separated into different common rooms, for example, ear, nose and throat, neurosurgery, radiology and imaging, etc. In the common room, patients being separated by curtain are provided a bed. Television is set up for entertainment. Patients can read magazine and smartphone to kill time as well. There are nurses who are responsible for serving meals and taking care of patients. Friends and relatives are not allowed to come in and out of the room freely, but can only visit within the visit hours, which is from noon to 8p.m. In order to prevent unnecessary disruption to other patients each time only two visitors is allowed. Patients are by their gender as well. When doctor was checking on female patient, a nurse was present. In my observation, people were generally willing to comply with the visiting regulation. However, some elderly often requested to leave hospital early and go home. They insisted that they are recovered and there is no need to stay there. This shows that nowadays hospital is no longer regarded as a ‘secret and mysterious place,’ people are more comfortable about receiving treatment at hospital due to comprehensive