novelraw Chapter 462 - 221: Never Offend a Nurse—Life and Death Decided at a Banquet
Chapter 462 - 221: Never Offend a Nurse—Life and Death Decided at a Banquet
"Dr. Li, are you here to take the temperature of the patient in bed 53?"
"Yes!"
"Be careful though, that family member complained about all three of us nurses yesterday. Everyone’s scared of her now."
Nurse Tang softly reminded.
It seems Li Jingsheng’s gesture of buying them milk tea wasn’t wasted. Gaining their favor ensured timely warnings when issues arose.
"Alright, thanks for the heads-up, Teacher Tang. Otherwise, I really might have fallen into a trap."
Li Jingsheng took the borrowed infrared thermometer and went over to take the patient’s temperature.
36.7 degrees, normal.
"Your son’s temperature is normal!"
Li Jingsheng showed the measurement result to the family member.
"In the evening, I felt his forehead and it was a bit warm, really, I’m not lying."
The family member tried hard to explain.
"I’ll come and check his temperature again after my shift ends, just to be sure."
Li Jingsheng could only answer this way.
Some patients have a normal temperature during the day and develop a fever at night; this does happen.
"Get some good rest! Now that you’re admitted, our medical staff definitely won’t ignore the patient’s condition. The department’s chief physicians take it very seriously because your son’s condition is difficult to diagnose, so it takes time. It’s not as if we’re ignoring you, please understand."
Li Jingsheng spoke to the family member and the patient.
"Young doctor, remember to relay what I said to your director! If I find out tomorrow you didn’t, I’ll file a complaint."
The female family member’s emotional intelligence really left people speechless.
"Alright, alright, I’ll report it."
Li Jingsheng’s forehead broke into a sweat; Nurse Tang’s warning was right, he must avoid this family member.
Complaints for the slightest thing, whoever gets involved is unlucky.
If a complaint is substantiated, at least fifty yuan is deducted, plus penalty points.
However, medical staff can usually appeal complaints. After verification by the Medical Department, some can be canceled while others result in fines.
No one wants to stir up trouble.
You have to speak nicely to the leaders of the Medical Department, make various appeals, and face the risk of a failed appeal, who wouldn’t be afraid?
"Teacher Tang, here’s your thermometer back!"
"How was it, the patient’s temperature was normal, right? We measured it twice, and it was normal each time, but his mother insisted it wasn’t. You shouldn’t listen to her nonsense next time."
Nurse Tang took back the thermometer and advised Li Jingsheng not to heed that woman’s words next time.
Li Jingsheng returned to the consultation room and described the patient’s situation.
He also mentioned the family member’s claim that the patient had a fever last night.
But he didn’t mention that the nurses ignored the family member.
Undeniably, people rely on relationships, and covering for each other is inevitable.
The nurses were good to him; Nurse Tang even kindly warned him away from pitfalls. Reporting the issue to the department head meant helping to cover up some small work problems for the nurses.
"Later in the evening, take the patient’s temperature again. Sometimes patients think they’re feverish, but it might not be real. The nurses say he had a normal temperature both times yesterday, so the patient might be mistaken. Thank you, Dr. Li. You go ahead with your outpatient duties!"
Director Hua didn’t seem very concerned about the reported nighttime temperature rise of the patient.
It doesn’t hold much importance diagnostically anyway.
Li Jingsheng returned to the manual realignment outpatient clinic and busied himself, but we won’t mention that.
Once he got busy, he couldn’t attend to Director Mu’s patient with respiratory disease or the paralyzed patient in orthopedics.
It was finally around five forty in the afternoon when he finished dealing with the patients in the outpatient clinic.
He could finally take a break.
Tonight, he was to host colleagues from the Old Street of South City, so he needed to head there early as the inviter.
After work, he didn’t leave immediately but went back to the inpatient ward in orthopedics to measure that patient’s temperature once again. Still normal.
There was nothing more he could do.
He could only wait for the nurse to take the nighttime temperature or have the on-duty doctor do it.
Li Jingsheng knew he couldn’t fully rely on the nurses.
When they throw a tantrum, nobody can handle it.
Three women make a drama, not just a saying.
He arrived at the office.
"Dr. Li, are you habitually meeting Dr. Ou to leave work together?"
"Not really. Dr. Qin is likely on duty in the inpatient department tonight, right?"
Li Jingsheng looked at Qin Fei.
"Of course! I, as the chief, have to be at the hospital all day long. I really envy you for skipping general residency and directly becoming an attending physician."
Talking about this, Qin Fei was somewhat upset.
His favorite female doctor was taken by Li Jingsheng, and now the attending position he wanted was also taken by Li Jingsheng.
He found that Li Jingsheng was his nemesis.
Sometimes workplace competition is like this, not intentionally targeting anyone. Resources and positions are limited, whoever is capable rises.
"That patient in bed 53, if he reports a fever tonight, could you take his temperature and record it?"
Li Jingsheng didn’t engage with Dr. Qin on this topic but directly addressed the issue.
He wasn’t the only one who got promoted without doing general residency.
Undeniably, being a general resident is tough, living at the hospital day in and day out, making it home. There’s hardly time for a date with a girlfriend.
But being a general resident is very instructive; you have to handle various sudden patient issues promptly, which greatly improves clinical diagnostic skills.
Management and coordination skills are also preliminarily exercised.
"OK!"
Dr. Qin didn’t refuse.
"Thanks!"
After assigning this task, Li Jingsheng hurriedly caught a cab and returned to the clinic.
All four employees were still on duty.
The clinic’s treatments and medication sales were orderly.
Li Jingsheng had been out all day, initially a bit worried, but now he was reassured.