My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points Chapter 1317: 520: Discussion with Director Xiang, Man Proposes, God Disposes
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“If there’s a chance, I’d really like to visit your Tuya Hospital. I’ve chosen to specialize in emergency and critical care nursing. It took a lot of effort to get selected into the Intensive Care Medicine Department, but once I got in, I realized there’s so much I don’t know.”
The young nurse shared her job struggles with Zhou Can.
Don’t look down on her merely for being a nurse handling miscellaneous tasks in the ICU; she surpasses numerous other nurses in skill.
Working in an intensive care unit demands a minimum of three years’ clinical nursing background plus passing several assessments and tests.
Barring rare prodigies among new hires, everyone begins with menial duties upon entering the ICU squad.
They watch from the sidelines as instructors perform procedures, absorbing endless knowledge on saving and tending to severe cases.
At least one or two years of practical involvement are needed before one can handle official shifts.
Independence takes even more time to achieve.
Having heard her out, Zhou Can grinned and replied, “There’s a chance we could have the senior management of both hospitals discuss the matter and send medical staff to each other’s hospitals for further training and development. It would be beneficial for both hospitals to improve their medical treatment standards.”
Zhou Can conceived this notion while watching the Intensive Care Unit operations at the Provincial People’s Hospital.
Such an interchange between the hospitals would enable mutual learning.
“Hmm, this suggestion is excellent. But unfortunately, I’m just the lowest-level nurse and totally unqualified to make such suggestions to the hospital. I can’t even get in touch with the hospital’s senior leaders. How about you find an opportunity to talk to Director Xiang about it? He’ll be here soon.”
The young nurse isn’t some clueless newbie in the professional world.
Lacking hidden agendas doesn’t imply ignorance of one’s limits.
Stick to tasks within your reach.
While Zhou Can can readily reach Tuya’s top executives, including hospital heads, not every staff member enjoys that access.
“Haha, sorry, sorry for keeping Dr. Zhou waiting!”
Laughing heartily, Director Xiang stepped inside.
“You go ahead and keep busy!”
Right after arriving, Director Xiang instructed the young nurse directly.
He couldn’t recall her name at all; this captures the raw reality of grassroots life perfectly.
She may need three to five years in the department before its leaders commit her name to memory.
“Goodbye, Director Xiang! Goodbye, Dr. Zhou!”
The young nurse bid farewell to them both, waving as she shut the office door behind her.
Far from foolish, she instantly grasped that Director Xiang wished her out, signaling the chat with Zhou Can was private.
She had a hunch about the topic, however.
Probably ‘discussing’ the treatment plan for bed 13’s patient with Zhou Can?
As Provincial People’s Hospital’s chief physician, Director Xiang couldn’t risk outsiders eavesdropping on such issues. Leakage would harm him personally and the institution severely.
Zhou Can, after all, remains a junior physician from Tuya Hospital with a modest position.
“Please enjoy some tea, Dr. Zhou!”
Director Xiang treated him with utmost politeness, for Zhou Can’s demonstrated abilities commanded admiration.
Though Director Xiang outranks him now as a chief physician and professor, Zhou Can’s future prospects might eclipse his own.
Potential should never be undervalued.
Don’t scorn the youthful and impoverished. Rivers shift: thirty years east, thirty years west.
In just ten to twenty years, Zhou Can could tower over Director Xiang in medical prestige and status.
“Thank you for giving me this opportunity to enjoy tea.”
Rising to his feet, Zhou Can accepted the tea with both hands, displaying utmost humility and decorum.
He accorded Director Xiang due reverence.
“Dr. Zhou truly deserves the title of an outstanding young talent from Tuya Hospital! Today, the cause of the patient in bed 13 was indeed as you pointed out, a deep vein thrombosis. Getting to witness the true level of young doctors from Tuya Hospital has been my good fortune.”
These remarks revealed Director Xiang subtly humbling himself.
Human relations thrive on reciprocity.
By offering profound respect and consistent modesty to Director Xiang, Zhou Can opened the door for the director to modestly adjust his posture.
Publicly acknowledging before Zhou Can that bed 13’s crisis stemmed from thrombosis validated the doctor’s expertise.
“You’re too kind! Truth is, I’m aware that you all would’ve pinpointed the cause even without my input. It was simply that, in the haste to rescue the patient, that possibility might’ve slipped your minds. How’s my colleague’s condition holding up now?”
Zhou Can swiftly shifted the topic.
This was to prevent any unease in their exchange.
“Vital signs are holding steady for the moment, yet the wounds are gravely serious, and prospects remain grim.” Director Xiang spoke with a somber tone.
“Yes, spotting my colleague’s injuries up close during the visit left me deeply troubled. I truly wish for him to pull through this ordeal.” Zhou Can’s features brimmed with genuine worry. “Director Xiang, you evidently possess outstanding medical integrity and poise. Allow me to speak plainly and directly.”
He lavished flattery upon the other man.
Such a move paved the way for what was to come in their discussion.
Within this confined setting, subtly seizing control of the dialogue and fostering a positive atmosphere showcased exceptional interpersonal prowess.
“Dr. Zhou, please, speak your mind.”
Director Xiang’s face grew markedly grave.
“I’m inquiring solely from my own viewpoint. Forgive any impropriety. Can the current therapy for my colleague merely sustain his vital signs on a conservative basis right now?”