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“I’ll decide what you need and what you don’t,” said the baron, ignoring Gorn’s words. “In the meantime—” He turned and called out to a passing figure. “Take this girl to the keep.”

“My name is Hannah Dory—notgirl,” I said as loudly as I could.

I took a stumbling step sideways; I was having trouble keeping my balance.

“I know who you are,” Baron Joachim said. “You’re a thief and a fool.”

His words stung for their truth. They echoed in my ears.

But no. Not anymore.

“I was those things once,” I said. “But now I am only a beggar.”

My knees buckled and I dropped to the ground. “Please,” I begged, as darkness came down over me like a cloak. “Please help.”

FIELD OBSERVATION REPORT INTRODUCTION

by Jordan Hassan, CC’25

The purpose of this assignment is to record observational data via close attention to the operations of a psychiatric hospital, with a particular focus on patient care. I have been able to shadow numerous RNs at Belman Psych, as well as interact regularly with patients via recreation time. I hope to be able to make connections between class content and real-world experience.

Delia F. Belman Psychiatric Hospital was founded in 1901 with a bequest from its namesake, Delia Belman, with the goal of providing compassionate, specialized care to improve the lives of people and families affected by psychiatric illness.

Ward 6, where I have engaged in my observations, is an adolescent and young adult unit, serving approximately two dozen patients ranging in age from fourteen to twenty-two. The days on Ward 6 are carefully organized, with a typical schedule looking something like this:

8:00

Breakfast

9:15–9:45

Room cleanup, personal care time

9:30–11:00

(varies by patient) Individual therapy meetings

11:00–12:00

Group cognitive behavioral therapy