My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points

After the rescue, Zhou Can didn't see the pregnant woman's father-in-law when he came out.

He only saw her husband squatting in the corner nibbling on a cornbread.

Judging from the clothes and complexion of the pregnant woman and her family, eight or nine out of ten, they were poor farmers from a remote village.

"Second, her husband carried cornbread with him and did not eat it until he found out that his wife was temporarily out of life-threatening danger. This shows that he truly cares about the safety of his wife and that he is a man of deep emotions. As a doctor, I am not a savior, I can't help them much. Avoiding admitting the pregnant woman into the expensive ICU is the only little thing I can do for them."

Zhou Can would not usually say these things to anyone.

He only explained the reasons when Ji You asked him.

After all, they were colleagues from the same team.

Covering night shifts would inevitably cause some complaints among the medical staff in the same group.

Deputy Director Shi was actually quite indifferent in these matters. As the leader of the crisis management team, even if just in name, he should have come to see the pregnant woman.

But since the pregnant woman was rescued and out of danger, Deputy Director Shi has been staying in the outpatient hall for consultations and has not visited again.

Not even after getting off work.

Zhou Can knew Deputy Director Shi's cautious thoughts—it was nothing more than the fear of having to take on the night shift after coming to the rescue room.

There are many doctors, especially those with higher status like associate chief physicians and chief physicians, who have a kind of superiority from the bottom of their hearts. It's hard to directly pinpoint, but it mainly manifests in some details.

For example, during the treatment of patients, the hands-on dirty and tedious tasks are seldom undertaken personally by the chief physicians.

Nearly all of them would direct the lower-ranking doctors to do such tasks.

Likewise, attending physicians with even a slight amount of status do the same.

Big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimps.

Attending physicians pass the dirty and tedious tasks on to the resident doctors beneath them.

If it's not too risky of a dirty and tedious task, the resident doctors, in turn, hand it off to resident trainees and interns.

This invisible hierarchy exists in every hospital.

Ji You remained silent after listening to Zhou Can's explanation.

"The patient's family is already experiencing financial difficulties, and if we were to send the pregnant woman into the ICU, it would be like adding frost to snow for this family. I'm now just hoping that the pregnant woman can be taken off the ventilator soon; prolonged use can lead to a series of complications, and consequently, the cost of treatment will skyrocket. The patient's condition may also worsen, making the outcome uncertain."

The most common problem from prolonged use of a ventilator is respiratory tract infection.

Then complications like bronchitis and pneumonia can develop.

Also, prolonged use of a ventilator is extremely detrimental to a patient's recovery. It can easily lead to dependence, and after weaning off the ventilator, the patient will need much more time to adapt.

"Dr. Zhou, you are a good person! A good man! A good doctor!"

After speaking, Ji You turned around and left.

The lesson Zhou Can gave her today will surely have a profound impact on her future career path.

The working style of the lead doctor in a department or a medical team directly affects the work attitude and style of the entire medical team.

Anyway, Zhou Can's empathy for the patients and their families deeply touched Ji You.

She might silently adopt the same approach to her clinical work in the future.

She will help the patients and their families quietly whenever she can.

After her departure, Zhou Can sitting beside the pregnant woman's bed reading a book goes without saying.

Doctors and nurses from Xinxiang Women and Children's Hospital clearly have an invisible line separating them from those from Tuya Hospital. They stick to their own tasks without disturbing Zhou Can.

By around nine o'clock in the evening, the emergency room of the hospital had become quite quiet.

Now and then, doctors and nurses would come in to take care of patients.

Not all patients admitted into the emergency room are critical cases; many have stable conditions. They are only admitted to the emergency room for observation or active treatment if the doctor assesses a higher potential risk.

"Hello, Dr. Zhou!"

Director Tang walked into the emergency room with a smile, heading straight for Zhou Can.

After approaching, he greeted Zhou Can with a beaming smile.

"Is Director Tang still not off work this late?"

Zhou Can closed the book, stood up, and started conversing with Director Tang.

"You've seen for yourself the recent situation at Xinxiang Women and Children's Hospital. Those of us in administrative positions have it tough!" Director Tang sighed lightly. "No wonder Dr. Zhou is so outstanding! Today, I witnessed your diligence first-hand; you never waste any time and try your best to read and study. There really aren't many people who can stick to that. Take myself for example, I often buy a pile of books, thinking I'll study hard, but after purchasing them, I barely flip through a few pages before they are left to gather dust."

Director Tang talked with Zhou Can in a friendly and approachable manner, just like a friend.

The position of the head of the Propaganda and United Front Work Department is not low.

If managed well, one can easily advance to working in the hospital administration.

Generally, moving from a regular department to hospital administration is considered a promotion. Since it's a promotion, at the very least it's a lateral transfer. That's to say, he was already a director, and after moving to hospital administration work, the position would not be any lower than that of a director.

There aren't many senior positions in hospital administration.

If he really could move to hospital administration, he would normally start as the deputy director of the office. Many adapt for a year or two and then directly get promoted to director.