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Compesh is a question and answer (and debate) website, so before you make a debate, you better learn what an assertion is. I suppose you already know what a question is, and that you've typed it in the box. ;)
An assertion, is basically a statement you can make, that is either true or false.
Richer people have better health.
The question for that would be, Do richer people have better health?
And don't forget to make your assertion, match your question.
lifestyle
The ward has three rooms, and in each rooms there are long beds which face each other yet have considerable distance between each other, so people have their own space. There were around 20 people in the unit, and the place was very clean and well kept. People end up there from sometimes comas or car crashes. They have various tools in their tray to keep people alive for in case anything happens. If something does happen, a switch hanging from the ceiling is pulled, and a mildly loud siren sounds and a red light flashes by their bed to alert people into action. Everyone is hooked up to a various machines, for taking statistics, and giving them nutrition.
Out of around 20 people in the ward, there were only 5 people who were conscious. Two of them were speaking. A huge part of their job is to talk to viable people to keep the morale up, and check whether they're fine. People in the neurosurgery ward love to talk, are very easy to talk to, provided that you have seen them speak before you approach them. Not everyone who is awake is mentally ready to talk. Some of them just read magazines. There are no newspaper, so it quickens the pace of time for them. The magazines are also outdated, which also works. When you are talking to one, the conversation can last for hours, and it's rewarding to see them heal and go through their process. Despite all this, the job is very peaceful and not challenging in terms of difficulty, so it's fine.
If the sirens do sound, which isn't often, the tray would have to be utilised. If the person has a problem with their breathing, a part of their throat would have to be sadly cut a bit so they are able to breathe. The lengths we have to go through to keep people alive at times like this are saddening, even if the tasks are easily done and not prone to mistakes. You have to enter and leave the door with a resilient heart as you are dealing with people on the verge of dying or being brain damaged. The job is still rewarding though, as your role is to do something people perceive as beyond normal actions.
Out of three rooms, only one of them were ever wanted to be occupied by staff, and that was the one that people who could conversate were in. A Trauma Center scenario does not exist.There is no inevitable danger that occurs every day or week. Most days consisted of sitting in the staff room, or another room, and chatting to colleagues about stuff. If anything, and you came to visit, you would think that these people were not doing their job, and instead were slackers working in an office. It's a tea and biscuits sort of job, as everything was very subdued, and it was very easy to spend days not doing any work - except minor paperwork. There were a friendship group within the 8 people, all women and they spent their days at work chatting to each other separated from the patients, and remaining like that by the time they left. People only got checked up on, at regular intervals. If they needed us, they could pull a string. Staff hardly ever moved from where they wanted to be.
The job is very peaceful, and it isn't as scary, difficult or challenging as it sounds. For most of the days, it was the two receptionists who had a harder job.