Chapter 262
Chapter 262: Chapter 139: A villain meets his match, an opportunity to expose emerges
It must be mentioned that some people cannot distinguish between the head nurse and the nurse practitioner. The head nurse is akin to an administrative position, whereas the nurse practitioner belongs to a professional ranking.
Larger departments often have more than two head nurses.
The arrangement of nursing tasks for the department is their responsibility.
In fact, it is often the nurse practitioners who serve as head nurses.
Zhou Can didn’t intend to start off on the wrong foot with the nurses in his new department. But when people literally defecate and urinate over him, and he still thinks of being submissive and suffering silently, he prepares himself for enduring even more aggravation in the following two months.
Since ancient times, the military families of China have said, better to throw one punch to prevent a hundred.
Showing some temper is necessary; makes people realize that you are not an easy target to bully.
People always say, pick the soft persimmons to pinch.
The worst outcome Zhou Can could face by confronting this female nurse was having no chance to slack off during the night shifts.
Therefore, he was not afraid at all.
Moreover, with his understanding of human nature, as long as he gave an outstanding performance in the days to come, and by chance won the appreciation of a deputy director-level doctor, this managing nurse would very likely bow down to him and take the initiative to mend their relationship.
At this moment, the managing nurse gazed at him with a green-eyed stare.
Clearly, she didn’t expect this young new doctor to be so tough.
“I will truthfully report your work attitude to Dr. Cheng Gang and Dr. Liu Yongquan.”
Having said that, she left huffily with the tray to disinfect a patient.
This also meant that her first confrontation with Zhou Can ended with her acknowledging her inferiority.
By the time Zhou Can reached the bedside, she had almost finished disinfecting the patient.
Jiang Xiaohua covered her nose and mouth, standing afar and watching.
Why choose the medical profession if you’re so sensitive to feces and urine?
Being a doctor is about saving lives and providing assistance.
You inevitably deal with blood, feces, urine, and pus.
Some patients have wounds that are infected and suppurated, smelling even worse than feces and urine.
Also, the moment you open a patient’s abdominal cavity, that smell, even if you wear a mask, doesn’t help.
If he can’t even handle such minor scenes, it’s better for him to change careers sooner.
This nurse practitioner named Hu Shuilin has a bad temper and is aloof and arrogant, but she is quite swift at her job.
She deftly finished disinfecting the patient.
She then picked up the catheter and turned her head to glance at Zhou Can, who stood at the end of the bed.
If her attitude had been better before, Zhou Can would have eagerly volunteered for the task.
After all, he could have earned 1 Experience Point.
Now, let her handle it.
Hu Shuilin was at least thirty years old, likely a married woman.
She’s not as shy about the male body as those younger nurses.
Besides, a nurse who has been working for years, inserting catheters, does it hundreds or at least a couple of hundred times a year.
However, most male doctors in various departments are very gentlemanly.
When catheterizing male patients, considering that female nurses might feel embarrassed, they often handle it themselves.
Hu Shuilin also knew that she had completely offended Zhou Can, her eyes turning towards Jiang Xiaohua in the distance.
Regrettably, Jiang Xiaohua showed no reaction at all.
Her gaze was locked in another direction, seemingly unaware of the nurse seeking help.
She gritted her teeth and decided not to ask for help anymore.
“It’s just inserting a catheter; I don’t believe I can’t manage without a doctor’s help.”
She started the procedure with a dark face and furrowed brows.
“Ouch…”
The patient screamed in agony.
If not for being paralyzed and confined to the bed, he would have definitely leapt up.
Sometimes, doctors choose to insert a catheter after the patient is under general anesthesia.
Because the process could indeed cause pain to the patient.
Especially when encountering operations that aren’t skilled, or patients whose body structures are unusual.
For example, as men age, it’s common for the prostate to enlarge, potentially causing distortions or displacements in the urinary tract.
“Please bear with it a little longer, it’ll be over soon.”
Hu Shuilin soothed the patient while continuing the procedure.
Yet, after several attempts, she still couldn’t successfully insert the catheter.
The patient’s screams became more and more harrowing.
Seeing this, the female caretaker couldn’t stand it anymore.
“Nurse comrade, you aren’t new here, right? Can’t you hear the patient screaming?”
The middle-aged woman had a sharp tongue.
The poison of sarcasm is not something many can withstand.
Hu Shuilin was already simmering with rage from her confrontation with Zhou Can, and now she was being scolded by a caretaker, which made her even more upset.
“I can hear the patient screaming, but catheter insertion is a skill-based task, not as simple as your caretaking duties like cooking and cleaning bodies.”
Nurses have never been at a loss, have they?
They never fear confronting doctors, families, or patients.
The caretaker, initially trying to make a simple reminder and offended by Hu Shuilin’s thinly veiled disdain, immediately refused to back down.
Sometimes medical disputes ignite from just such exchanges.
“You clearly lack professionalism in your procedures, struggling with a simple catheter insertion for so long, and you don’t like hearing that? Have you never seen a man’s body or what? A young girl like you, not even embarrassed. If you can’t do it, you should ask a doctor to help! But instead, you insist on doing it yourself, taking forever, making me suspicious that you’re intentionally taking advantage of the male patient. Shameless.”
When it comes to cursing someone out, who has the deadliest tongue?
Definitely these middle-aged women.
Those with culture and education are not part of this group.
In ancient times, Zhuge Liang verbally assailed Wang Lang to death in front of their armies. Anyone who dares to argue with middle-aged women will undoubtedly be cursed to the point of doubting their life.