"Yeah," Han Chen responded, but there was a hint of discomfort on his face.
Zhou Mo looked at his expression, which looked like he had eaten poison, and couldn't help laughing.
Han Chen used to dislike eating while walking. When Zhou Mo accompanied her to the snack street, she deliberately bought all kinds of snacks and insisted on eating while walking.
Han Chen's expression was the same as before, frowning, slightly uncomfortable and a little disgusted.
But he was afraid of Zhou Mo's "authority" and had to adapt.
Zhou Mo liked to tease him and make trouble for him on purpose.
Seeing Han Chen upset but having to compromise, and his aggrieved and unwilling look, Zhou Mo felt a great sense of enjoyment.
She just bit a piece of fish tofu on a skewer.
It's spicy and numbing, mixed with the aroma of cumin and the smell of smoke and fire, it's really delicious.
"Hasn't there been any big news in your department recently?" Zhou Mo asked.
Han Chen frowned. "What do you think of orthopedics? A melon field? Where can you eat melons every day?"
"What about other departments? There aren't any either?"
"..." Han Chen said, "I'm so busy with work, I don't have the mood to ask about other departments."
Zhou Mo thought for a moment and asked, "What about Duan Feng and Xiao Ai? And Xu Qingli? Is there no follow-up?"
"Xiao Ai resigned."
"Huh?" Zhou was surprised. "Isn't this Duan Feng's fault? Why did Xiao Ai resign?"
"Hospital nurses are a lot like assembly line workers. They prefer young, cheap, and hardworking employees. They're basically all contract workers, coming and going in waves. If you want to stay, you either have to endure the intense work and exploitation, or endure the gossip and rumors from colleagues. It's normal for people to leave when they can't stand the strained interpersonal relationships and intense workload."
"This is a top-tier hospital. Everyone's trying to get in, right?"
"Nurses at tertiary hospitals aren't as good as you think. It's more like the current hospital atmosphere and the overall social climate don't favor or value nurses. It's common to see them called 'waiters' in the wards. Patients have a natural bias against doctors, thinking they're inferior to them. But that's not true. Veteran nurses have far more experience than us attending physicians. There's no hierarchy between doctors and nurses; it's just a different division of labor. They're both skilled professionals. Nurses can't do the work of doctors, and neither can doctors do the work of nurses."
Zhou Mo nodded. "Indeed, it's easy for people who don't know the business to misunderstand nurses."
"When I was at Mingde General Hospital, a young doctor was on duty one night in the gastrointestinal surgery department. A patient's blood pressure continued to drop after undergoing abdominal tumor resection. After receiving pressor medication, it returned to normal. The inexperienced doctor saw the blood pressure return and thought it was nothing serious. He asked the family whether they wanted to stay in the general ward or go to the ICU. The veteran nurse on duty with him scolded him, saying there was no point in staying in the general ward at this time and that they should contact the ICU immediately. That night, the patient was wheeled to the ICU, and two hours later, his blood pressure continued to drop. An X-ray revealed a collapsed lung and fluid in the chest cavity. Draining the fluid revealed a mixture of blood and water. The ICU doctor suspected a ruptured artery near the diaphragm."
"It was really dangerous," Zhou Mo asked, "If he hadn't been sent to the ICU, he would probably be dead, right?"
"Yeah, pretty much," Han Chen said. "In medicine, basic knowledge is very important, and experience is also very important. There are many things that you can't handle correctly without experience."
"Hasn't the doctor ever found out why the blood pressure keeps dropping?"
"There are many reasons for a drop in blood pressure, and bleeding is just one of them," Han Chen said. "We also did an abdominal ultrasound, and no fluid was found in the abdominal cavity. The patient had a history of heart surgery, so a heart problem was suspected. We also took an X-ray, and found fluid in the chest cavity, but the amount was not large. If the fluid in the chest cavity was blood, this amount would not be enough to cause such a low blood pressure."
"So, ultimately, it's just that the doctor is too young and inexperienced, and we can't say there's anything wrong with his handling of the case," Zhou Mo said. "After all, all possible suspicions have been ruled out through examination, and the blood pressure has returned to normal. Generally speaking, as long as the heart rate and blood pressure are fine, the basic vital signs are preserved, and the patient's life is not in danger."
"Yes," Han Chen said, "so experience is particularly important in times like this. If you ask a veteran nurse why they didn't detect any major bleeding and why the blood pressure dropped so low, she probably wouldn't be able to explain it. After all, the ICU doctor's subsequent suggestion that a small artery near the diaphragm had ruptured was just speculation. Veteran nurses have the advantage of rich experience and strong perception. But it's very difficult for nurses to make it in a tertiary hospital. There is only one head nurse in a department, and if you don't make it, you'll be older and less competitive than the younger nurses."
"My mom used to tell me that being a doctor was too tiring and that studying took too long, so I should consider becoming a nurse. Now it seems... nursing is actually a career that only works for young people."
"Yes," Han Chen said, "Xiao Ai is destined to be unable to stay in the First Hospital due to various reasons."
"It's really unfair," Zhou Mo said, "Then Duan Feng can continue to stay?"
"He'll be back soon."
"Huh?" Zhou Mo was surprised: "So fast?"
"It wasn't originally planned to be this fast. We've been overwhelmed by orthopedic patients lately, and Director Gu has contacted Mingde General Hospital to have Duan Feng suspend his training and return home."
"He's going there for further training... Will it put pressure on you when he comes back? I heard that after completing further training, those who complete it are often the key candidates for promotion within the department, and he went to Mingde General Hospital..."
"How long has he been there? How much can he possibly learn? I've only been working there for two years. We have different backgrounds."
"I hope so. It seems Director Gu has taken a liking to you, but he's not blindly partial to you," Zhou Mo said. "Of course, as the head of the department, the more talented people the better. But for you, more talented people means greater competition, which is not good for your promotion."
"Whether you can get promoted or not is up to fate," Han Chen said. "If you put in enough effort, the rice will naturally cook."
"You really are open-minded," Zhou Mo snorted softly. "If I were you, I wouldn't be open-minded. Besides, the Chenghai Scholarship is about to be reviewed. Originally, our college only had one spot available, so the chances of winning were slim. I didn't want to apply, but since Ren Huaibo applied, I applied too. It's not that I want to win, I simply don't want him to get it. I just hate him, it's clear I hate him, so I'm happy to do anything to make his life difficult."
Han Chen smiled, then shook his head helplessly, "You haven't changed at all over these years. You're always vindictive."
"Yes! I am a person who is very vindictive and will never give up. I can't just swallow my anger when I suffer a loss or injustice, right?"
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