Who is the ward's head nurse?

Who is the ward's head nurse?

• A. Nurse Ratched
• B. Harding
• C. Chief Bromden
• D. Billy Bibbit

Answer: (A)

In this story, the head nurse is Nurse Ratched, the authority figure who runs the ward and controls its daily routines, medications, and interactions with patients. She represents institutional power, using rules, surveillance, and psychological pressure to maintain order and dominance over everyone on the unit. Her grip on the ward is central to the plot and to the tension between the patients and the system. Harding is a patient who becomes a vocal figure among the inmates, Chief Bromden is the long-accustomed patient-narrator, and Billy Bibbit is another patient whose fear and fragility she exploits. None of them hold the official position of head nurse, which is why Nurse Ratched fits the description.

In this story, the head nurse is Nurse Ratched, the authority figure who runs the ward and controls its daily routines, medications, and interactions with patients. She represents institutional power, using rules, surveillance, and psychological pressure to maintain order and dominance over everyone on the unit. Her grip on the ward is central to the plot and to the tension between the patients and the system.

Harding is a patient who becomes a vocal figure among the inmates, Chief Bromden is the long-accustomed patient-narrator, and Billy Bibbit is another patient whose fear and fragility she exploits. None of them hold the official position of head nurse, which is why Nurse Ratched fits the description.