Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
Cast:
Vivian
Bearing
Dr. Kelekian
Susie
Monahan
Jason
Posner(youn
g & doctor)
X-ray Nurse
CT scan
Nurse
Research
Team
Doctors (4)
Code Blue
Team Head
Code Blue
Team (6)
(Poetical Reading.)
"Death be not proud
Though some have called thee
mighty and dreadful
For thou art not so
For those whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow
Die not, poor death
Nor yet canst thou kill me
Thou art slave to Fate
Chance, kings, and desperate men
And dost with poison, war and sickness dwell
And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well
And better than thy stroke
Why swell'st thou then?
One short sleep past
We wake eternally
And Death capital D comma
shall be no more," Comma.
Death thou shalt die! exclamation mark.
Jason, you've missed the point of the poem. You've used an
edition of the text that is unrealistically punctuated. Your
essay on Holy Sonnet VI is a melodrama that is unworthy of
scholarship. Do it again.
Young Jason:
Miss Bearing:
Young Jason:
What is it?
I need to ask for an extension on my paper. (Pause) I'm sorry,
I know your policy, but...
Miss Bearing:
Young Jason:
You knew?
Miss Bearing:
Young Jason:
I have to go home.
Miss Bearing:
Miss Bearing:
Dumb Student:
Miss Bearing:
Dumb Student:
Miss Bearing:
Class:
Aww...
Dumb Student:
Quiet down... quiet down! (Blows whistle and gets mad) I told
you, you need to have your homework every single day! (Bossy
tone) Wheres your stuff?! Get it out of your bags, right
now. Lets go. Lets go people.
(Students complaining.)
Miss Bearing:
Miss Bearing:
Go on.
Dr. Kelekian:
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Kelekian:
Miss Bearing:
Insidious?
Dr. Kelekian:
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Kelekian:
Shall I continue?
Miss Bearing:
By all means.
Dr. Kelekian:
Miss Bearing:
No.
Dr. Kelekian:
Miss Bearing:
Please, go on.
Dr. Kelekian:
Miss Bearing:
Yes.
Dr. Kelekian:
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Kelekian:
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Kelekian:
Miss Bearing:
Knowledge. Yes.
Dr. Kelekian:
Here is the informed consent form. Should you agree, you sign
there, at the bottom. Is there a family member you want me to
explain this to?
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Kelekian:
Good. The important thing is for you to take the full dose of
chemotherapy. There may be times when you wish for a lesser
dose, due to the side effects. But we've got to go full force.
(Pause.) Dr. Bearing?
Miss Bearing:
Yes.
Dr. Kelekian:
You must be very tough. Do you think you can be very tough?
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Kelekian:
Good. Excellent.
Name?
Miss Bearing:
Nurse:
Huh?
Miss Bearing:
Nurse:
Doctor?
Miss Bearing:
Nurse:
Your doctor?
Miss Bearing:
Take a deep breath and hold it. (click) Okay. Arms above your
head, and hold it. (click) Okay. Okay, that's it.
(SCENE 6, Physical Exam)
(Nurse Suzzie transports her with a wheelchair and enter the door.)
Nurse Suzzie:
Hi!
Dr. Posner:
Hi!
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Did you?
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
No, biochemistry. You can't get into med school unless you're
well-rounded. I bet with myself I could get an A in the three
hardest courses.
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
Success.
Miss Bearing:
Really?
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
(nods) Mmm...
Dr. Posner:
Nurse Suzzie:
Okay.
Dr. Posner:
I'll just wheel this over. Okay, I'm going to be taking your
history which is a medical interview, and then I give you an
exam. Okay, let's just get started. How are you feeling today?
Mrs Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Fine.
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
No.
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
48.
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
No.
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
No.
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
Cancer?
Miss Bearing:
Breast cancer.
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
No.
Dr. Posner:
And now your medical history. Have you ever been hospitalized?
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
No.
Dr. Posner:
Heart murmurs?
Miss Bearing:
No.
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
No.
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
No.
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
When?
Miss Bearing:
Now.
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
No.
Dr. Posner:
Do you smoke?
Miss Bearing:
No.
Dr. Posner:
Ethanol.
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
Alcohol.
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Such as?
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
No.
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Yes.
Dr. Posner:
Which ones?
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
How many?
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Walking.
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Post.
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
Yes.
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Like a cramp.
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
So...
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Till now.
Dr. Posner:
I wish I had given him an A. Two times one is two. Two times
two is four. Two times three is six.
Dr. Posner:
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
I had to find you, now come on. (To Bearing.) We're ready,
Prof. Bearing. Just get this on. (Puts gloves on & lubricant.)
All right. Just get this up. Just relax. (starts IE) Okay.
Isn't that interesting, Susie, that I had Prof. Bearing?
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
Nurse Suzzie:
What?
Miss Bearing:
What?
Dr. Posner:
Nurse Suzzie:
Miss Bearing:
(Alone in room)
Miss Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
(Phone beeps. Then Suzzie calls.) How you doing, Miss Bearing?
You having some nausea?
Miss Bearing:
Yes.
Nurse Suzzie:
Nurse Suzzie:
Is that all?
Miss Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
Miss Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
Miss Bearing:
Yes.
Nurse Suzzie:
Miss Bearing:
None to be precise.
Nurse Suzzie:
Miss Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
Okay. I'll tell you what. I'll come in every once in a while
to see how you're doing. Make sure you're okay. If you need
anything, you just ring. (Records data in chart.)
Miss Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
(Grand Rounds)
Dr. Kelekian:
Dr. Bearing.
Miss Bearing:
Dr. Kelekian.
Dr. Posner:
Miss Bearing:
Fine.
Dr. Posner:
Dr. 1:
Myelosuppression...
Dr. Posner:
Dr. Kelekian:
Dr. 1:
Nausea, vomiting.
Dr. Kelekian:
Jason?
Dr. Posner:
Routine.
Dr. 2:
Dr. Posner:
Routine.
Dr. 3:
Psychological depression?
Dr. Posner:
No way.
Dr. Kelekian:
Anything else? Other complaints with Hex and Vin? Come on.
Dr. 4:
Mouth sores?
Dr. Posner:
Not yet.
Dr. 2:
Skin rash?
Dr. Posner:
No.
Dr. Kelekian:
Mrs. Bearing:
Dr. Kelekian:
Doctors:
Dr. Kelekian:
Jason?
Dr. Posner:
Dr. Kelekian:
Dr. Posner:
Nurse Suzzie:
Miss Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
Miss Bearing:
I took a taxi.
Nurse Suzzie:
Can you walk? Okay, just sit here a minute. I'll get Jason,
he's on call tonight and he'll be able to give you some meds.
Glad I was here tonight. I'm gonna get you to a bed soon,
okay? I'm gonna get you some nice juice with lots of ice,
okay?
Mrs. Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
(Nurse Suzzie goes out to call Jason. He just woke up and is still in a sleepy
mood.)
Dr. Posner:
Mrs. Bearing:
Dr. Posner:
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
(in disgust) Lowering the dose? No way, she's tough, she can
take it. Full dose. Wake me when the counts come from the lab.
(walks away. Nurse Suzzie stares at him in disbelief.)
(Daydreaming)
Ms. Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
Miss bearing?
Miss Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
Miss Bearing:
What is it?
Nurse Suzzie:
You have to go down for a test. Jason just called. They wanna
do another ultrasound. They're concerned about a bowel
obstruction.
Miss Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
Miss Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
Miss Bearing:
It should not be now, I... I have this planned for now, not an
ultrasound. No more tests, we've covered that.
Nurse Suzzie:
Miss Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
Miss Bearing...
(Ultrasound Room)
Nurse:
Name?
Miss Bearing:
B-E-A-R-l-N-G. Kelekian.
Nurse:
Miss Bearing:
Nurse:
Yeah.
Miss Bearing:
Take a break.
(In pain)
(Bearing expresses great pain. Then Suzzie enters and sits by Bearings side.)
Nurse Suzzie:
Okay. We've located Dr. Kelekian and he's on his way here...
and we'll get you some meds.
Mrs. Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
I know. Just try and relax and clear your mind. We'll get you
patient-controlled analgesic. (Trying to explain.) It's a
little pump with a little button and you press it... and you
decide how much medication you want. It's very simple and it's
all up to you. Okay.
Dr. Kelekian:
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Kelekian:
Mrs. Bearing:
Dr. Kelekian:
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Kelekian:
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Kelekian:
Nurse Suzzie:
I don't know about that, but it sure does make you sleepy.
Miss Bearing:
(laughs.)
Nurse Suzzie:
Miss Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
Miss Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
Nurse Suzzie:
Why?
Dr. Posner:
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
(smirks while putting gloves on.) Like she can hear you.
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
Not the way she did it. Her course was more like boot camp
than English. John Donne was incredibly intense. Your whole
brain had to be in knots before you could get it.
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
Nurse Suzzie:
How come?
Dr. Posnoer:
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
Get what?
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
No way. The puzzle takes over. You're not even trying to solve
it anymore. Fascinating, really. Great training for lab
research. Looking at increasing levels of complexity.
Nurse Suzzie:
Until what?
Dr. Posner:
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
Sure, I save a guy's life... and the poor slob goes out and
gets hit by a bus.
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
Believe in what?
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
See ya.
Nurse Suzzie:
Bye.
Mrs. Bearing:
I couldnt sleep.
Nurse Suzzie:
Mrs. Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
Mrs. Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
No, but it's not the same. It's like it's out of control,
isn't it?
Mrs. Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
Mrs. Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
Mrs. Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
It's okay. It's all right. And it hurts, I know. I know. It's
all right. There you go. It's all right. It's okay, it's all
right. Vivian? You want a popsicle?
Mrs. Bearing:
Yes, please.
Nurse Suzzie:
Okay. I'm gonna go get one. I'll be right back, okay? (Goes to
get popsicles.)
(Comes back.) Here you go.
Mrs. Bearing:
Here.
Nurse Suzzie:
Mrs. Bearing:
Thank you.
Nurse Suzzie:
Mrs. Bearing:
Sounds nice.
Nurse Suzzie:
Mrs. Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
No.
Mrs. Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
They thought the drugs would make the tumor get smaller. And
it has, it's gotten a lot smaller. But the problem is, it's
started in other places too. They've learned a lot for their
research and it was the best they had... it was the strongest
drugs. It's just that there... There really isn't a good cure
for what you have yet. For advanced ovarian. I'm sorry, they
should have explained this to you.
Mrs. Bearing:
I knew.
Nurse Suzzie:
You did?
Mrs. Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
What you need to think about is your code status. What you
want them to do... if your heart stops beating. Well? You can
be full code which means that if your heart stops... we'll
call a code blue and the code team will come in and
resuscitate you and take you to intensive care until you
stabilize.
Or, you can be: "Do not resuscitate." Which means that if your
heart stops... we'll just let it. You'll be DNR. Now, you can
think about it. But I just... I just wanted to present you
with both choices... before Kelekian and Jason come in and
talk to you.
Mrs. Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
Mrs. Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
Mrs. Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
Mrs. Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
Really?
Mrs. Bearing:
Yes.
Nurse Suzzie:
Mrs. Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
You sure?
Mrs. Bearing:
Yes.
Nurse Suzzie:
Okay. Okay, I'll get Kelekian to give the order, and then...
Mrs. Bearing:
Nurse Suzzie:
Mrs. Bearing:
(nods then starts crying) But I'm scared. I feel so bad. Oh,
God.
Nurse Suzzie:
Yes, I know you do. I can see. Oh, dear. There, there. There,
there. There, there, Vivian. It's a windy day. Don't worry,
dear. Let's see. Shall I read something to you? Would you like
that?
Miss Bearing:
(Nods.)
Dr. Posner:
Nurse Suzzie:
Dr. Posner:
Goddamn code...
Nurse Suzzie:
She's DNR!
Dr. Posner:
She's research!
Nurse Suzzie:
She's no code! She's no code! Kelekian gave the order and you
were there, you saw it yourself! God, the code. Cancel code,
Room 707. Sue Monahan, primary nurse.
Code Blue:
I got it.
Nurse Suzzie:
Code Blue:
Clear!
Nurse Suzzie:
Code Blue:
Dr. Posner:
I made a mistake!
Nurse Suzzie:
Code Blue:
Nurse Suzzie:
Code Blue:
Nurse Suzzie:
Code Blue:
Code Blue: