Chapter 328
Chapter 326: Chapter 161: Goodwill from Vice Director Ye, Corpse Carrying Gate
Zhou Can bowed his head in thought.
Since he began working at the hospital, whether as an intern or during his eight-month standardized training, his understanding of the ICU was actually very limited. He believed that for the majority of doctors, the Intensive Care Medicine Department at Tuya Hospital was a mysterious place.
Vice Director Ye personally extended an invitation for him to receive training in the Intensive Care Medicine Department for three months, which surely had profound implications.
“Maybe many people are still unfamiliar with the Intensive Care Medicine Department, so let me introduce it to everyone first.”
The person in charge did not rush Zhou Can.
“Currently, at Tuya General Hospital, the only bona fide department is the Intensive Care Medicine Department. The Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Department could only be considered a sub-department, which doesn’t really differ much from the specialized ICUs of Neurosurgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, or Obstetrics. I believe during your specialty training or internships, you may have had the chance to observe the ICUs. But I want to tell you, there is a significant difference between the real Intensive Care Medicine Department and these subdivided specialized ICUs.”
Everyone was listening intently.
Tuya Hospital was like a complex big city, with numerous and diverse functional departments.
Even as a doctor from the hospital, without certain qualifications, one might know very little about the other departments within the same hospital.
“What you see in the specialized ICUs, more precisely, should be regarded as intensive observation wards. They are quite different from the comprehensive wards of a true Intensive Care Medicine Department. The construction of specialized ICUs is based on the needs of each department. In terms of technology, management, and equipment, they can only be described as ‘immature’. Their main function is to provide cardiac monitoring and oxygen monitoring for patients, observe changes in conditions, with very limited resuscitation measures.”
The statement was somewhat veiled.
What it meant was to inform everyone present that specialized ICU wards were of an amateur level, and only the Intensive Care Medicine Department was professional.
Zhou Can couldn’t help but recall the objectives of struggle mentioned by Qiao Yu.
She had said that after working for a while, she would strive to pass the assessment of the Intensive Care Medicine Department and undergo training there for some time.
It seemed that she had already deeply understood the Intensive Care Medicine Department at Tuya.
At that time, Zhou Can was secretly puzzled. There was an ICU ward in the Emergency Department, and he had never heard that it was particularly difficult to work there!
Now it seemed that what she wanted to enter was this real Intensive Care Medicine Department.
“The application to train in the Intensive Care Medicine Department is in principle, a one-time opportunity for each trainee, with a duration of one month. If you become an elite in your specialty in the future, you might have the chance to apply for further training here. Or you could be selected to work directly in the Intensive Care Medicine Department. However, the probability of this is very small. So, cherish this one month of training! Try to learn as much as you can about the nursing and resuscitation knowledge and techniques of the Intensive Care Medicine Department.”
Hearing this, regular trainees only had one month to train in the Intensive Care Medicine Department, but Zhou Can had two months more, which was a special treatment.
It’s dumb to pass up a good deal.
Zhou Can already had a plan in his heart.
It’s just more pressure and more exhausting work, right? Three months is three months. By that time, if he could learn about critical care and nursing, it would benefit his future medical practice in unimaginable ways.
He faintly felt the competitive nature existing between each department of the hospital.
Specialized departments did not want to see the Emergency Department grow stronger and hoped it would always remain a mere triage and transfer station.
The Intensive Care Medicine Department was also in competition with the specialized ICU wards.
Each department strived to demonstrate its unique value.
Otherwise, they could be quickly replaced and eliminated.
The ruthless rules of the workplace were almost omnipresent, forcing every person, every department, every business to enhance their competitiveness.
This was, in fact, the manifestation of societal progress.
“Zhou Can, what have you decided?”
After the person in charge finished introducing the differences between the Intensive Care Medicine Department and the specialized ICU wards, his gaze fell once again on Zhou Can’s face.
Clearly, the introduction was indirectly a way to influence Zhou Can’s decision.
“I am willing to train in the Intensive Care Medicine Department for three months. I appreciate Vice Director Ye and all the leaders for investing in me.”
After understanding the situation, Zhou Can decisively agreed.
The extension of his training in the Intensive Care Medicine Department for two additional months also meant that his training time in other departments would be shortened.
If it were an ordinary trainee, this would likely not have much impact.
But it was different for him; he not only had to train in various surgical departments but also in Internal Medicine.
Currently, out of his total 36 months of standardized training, 8 months had already been used, and adding the three months in the Intensive Care Medicine Department would mean nearly a third of his time was accounted for.
“Good, very good! In many years, you will find that your decision today is extremely wise.”
The person in charge was visibly relieved and showed a pleased smile when Zhou Can agreed.
Zhou Can quickly understood the subtext.
If he had failed to comply with the personal request from Vice Director Ye, it would certainly cost the person in charge some points in Ye’s eyes.
“Now let me introduce to everyone the patient sources for the Intensive Care Medicine Department. They can generally be divided into four types: The first type, patients with acute reversible diseases. Such as various types of shock, post-major surgery, severe trauma, severe infections, acute poisoning, post-cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and so on. For these patients to be admitted to ICU, there is a prerequisite, which is a definite ability to reduce mortality and guaranteed therapeutic effects.”
These patients were likely the majority.
During his training in Neurosurgery, Zhou Can noticed that many patients who had just undergone major surgery were explicitly ordered by the lead surgeon to be sent to the ICU for monitoring.
As for acute poisoning and severe infections, these cases were very rarely seen in Neurosurgery.