Call had become better nowadays… We had no longer had to cover for the wards complaints. The management had gotten a locumer initially. An internist with his own clinic down south, he had come for interview months ago and had retracted last minutes before he comes to work. He had however changed his minds probably due to temptation of cash.
He had done a few calls and complaint to K that the pay was too low. We were quite surprise when K told us his price. It was only 1/4 of our pay… queer feeling when I heard the figure; I wandered if I had to earn those hard earn money years later….well, keep up the faith as experience is the real asset that was gifted by the LORD…
K had gone to the management few times regarding night shift attending for the ward. Complaint from the ward had truly disturbed us as from time to time there are these “emergencies must visit patient” condition took place simultaneously in the ward and ED. Any of delay of management would lead to a life disturbing medico-legal case( multi-million medico-suit rarely occurred here in Taiwan, but the court running is very tiresome and torturing). I had nothing to say as I am definitely support the change.
Calls were better since then as I got to sleep the “morning call hours”. The “morning calls hours” is around 4-6 am as the patient started to wake up and nurse started to take vital signs. Lots of complaint is noted and it is the worst hours as one would be very tired after the long night shift.
But still, we had to covered for procedure and other critical condition in the ward…
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