Class 9 English Chapter 9 Notes

• It was the beginning of my profession as a nurse. I worked in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the neurology ward. As a young professional, I wished to save the world. I was excited to see the patients making quick recoveries from devastating accidents, yet I was pained to nurse those who were struck with acute neurological disorder.
• One day, standing at the bedside of a young patient, I wondered if she could make the same recovery like others. Hira had received severe head and spinal injuries as she was hit by a speeding bus while crossing a busy road. I took her lifeless arms in my hands and tried to do several exercises on her but in vain. Also, I asked her younger sister to come and talk to her, thinking that the voice of a near and dear one might activate the nearly dead neurons. She could see but not talk. Her eyes showed a certain helplessness. I could read her mind through her eyes. Perhaps she wanted to say, "Please help me."
• A fellow nurse came near me and asked, "Rahila, what are you doing? Fighting a lost battle?" I was shocked at first to hear a colleague making a hopeless comment. Then I replied, "I'm trying to make her brain process by her sister's voice. Also, I am doing my best to ensure that her arms and legs get proper exercise. This might help her walk like a normal person." Meanwhile, a senior doctor on duty, walked in. He gave me an ironic smile and said, "If you spend most of your duty hours on one patient, we will have to recruit more nurses to attend the other patients. Please go and see the other patients. We do not have much hope for her. I don't think that she can ever walk again."
• I was upset. The advice to leave the patient unattended did not seem right. I knew that she had suffered from major neural damage, but she needed to be given a chance. An inner voice somewhere within me spoke, "Try once for her."
• I went to the senior nurse and told her that I wanted to help this patient and work with her more closely. The senior nurse looked at me with utter surprise and remarked that she had orders from the doctor in-charge to shift her to the general ward. The doctors thought that she was a hopeless case and the bed must be spared for other patients. I was shocked to hear this. The patient's family also requested me to help them fight the case. Something needed to be done. I could not leave my patient fighting a lost battle on her own. I made up my mind to risk my career and help the patient. I requested the senior doctors to allow me attend this young helpless patient. Somehow, I was able to make the patient stay in the ICU.
• I continued to work on Hira. But she was not making much recovery. I felt as helpless as she was to see her lie on bed in a miserable state. Could I be able to justify my stance before the senior doctors? I did not lose hope. I continued to work with patience and kept doing exercises with her. Gradually, I could see her making a slight recovery. One day, I was thrilled to see, she lifted her little finger. All was not lost!
• I was sent on a three months training course to Karachi. I made all possible attempts to leave my patient in good hands. I returned after three months to see my patient's bed taken up by another. My feet froze to the ground. I did not have the courage to ask, "What happened?"
• Here are the detailed 9th class english chapter 9 notes to help you prepare for your exams.
• Important Questions of All is not Lost
• Why did the nurse ask Hira's sister to come and talk to her?
• Why did the nurse disagree with the doctor's point of view?
• Why did the nurse ask herself the question: "Could I be able to justify my stance before the senior doctors?"
• Describe some qualities of the nurse in the story.
• Why did the nurse say, "Where there is a will there is a way"?
• What is an ICU in a hospital?
• To what extent does the recovery of a patient depend upon the doctor and the nurse?
• What do you infer about her professional skills from the expression, "Try once for her"?

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