Chapter 2 (1/2)
But the blood wasn't there at the end of the tip. Miae tried to locate the vein, moving the needle around, but only helpless vessels were damaged.
”I'm so sorry.”
She picked out a new needle, looking fl.u.s.tered.
She tried again with another arm, but the result was the same. No blood.
”I'm really sorry.”
She kept apologizing, bowing her head repeatedly.
”That's alright. Don't worry about it.”
Giseok tried to console Miae.
His arm was so thin and skinny that his veins were hard to find. Even a nurse can fail at taking blood.
'Well, the problem is not that.;
Giseok studied Miae with the eye of Hippocrates.
Job/Major: Nurse/Acting
Physical: 2/10
Surgical skill: 3(-1)/10
Clinical skill:2/10
Reputation:1
Active skill: None
Pa.s.sive skill: None
[Characteristic: Got buffed by a head nurse]
[Self-esteem, patient a.s.sessment/treatment skill decreased a bit]
Miae's ability was decent.
It's just she wasn't her best self.
Start off, her condition wasn't idea from working night s.h.i.+ft. On the top of it, she got buffed by a head nurse and her surgical skill went down a level.
”Miae! What are you doing?”
Angry sounding voice was heard outside the sterile room.
”I only have one patient left. I will be right there.”
”Come quickly!”
From that, she was visibly upset. She ground her teeth and thumping her feet.
It makes even Giseok nervous just by watching her.
It reminded him an image of himself as an intern.
C grade intern.
Incompetent intern.
Days in the past where he endured all criticism and bullying. Days where he was so down.
What if someone gave him a warm encouragement at that moment?
Maybe he got little bear quickly?
”That's okay. Not every day is suns.h.i.+ne.”
He continued talking, smiling.
”If you are under the weather, do you want me to take blood today?”
”Nonsense. A patient never takes blood himself.”
”I understand I'm a patient, but I am also soon-to-be doctor.”
”Still, no.”
”You worked night and you are tired. And if you keep taking time, that nurse is going to eat you.”
She put down her head down.
”Don't think too hard and trust me.”
”I understand. But how would you do it? Is there a way for someone to take his own blood?”
”Of course there is. Give me a needle.”
She hesitated for a moment, but finally handed a needle to Giseok.
”This is a secret just between us.”
First he tied tourniquets around his ankle and looked around his top of the foot. After some time, a vein bulged, just right to take blood.
He stood up and put his put on the bed. Then he bended down, sterilized the area with alcohol swap.
(Phew!)
Poking the vessel, the blood spread like a paint through the syringe.
He nailed the vein.
He pulled the plunge out, blood filling the barrel.
”Wow. It really worked!”
Giseok wasn't the doctor yet.
Even with that, Miae had much more experience with taking blood overwhelmingly. But Giseok proved himself as good as Miae's.
”Here you go.”
”Thank you so much. You saved me.”
She collected a syringe and ran out of sterile room.
It was right that moment.
[You succeeded on first treatment]
[One point gained on Reputation]
[Active skill has been activated. Now you can use it]
Thring!!
The alarm blazed in his head.
Giseok checked out the status window.
Physical: 8/10
Diagnostic ability: 5/10
Surgical skill: 4/10
Clinical skill:3/10
Reputation: 1
Active Skill
[Must save life Lv2] : Available
If you treat a patient in urgent status or treat a complicated patient, your skills improve intermittently.
You can go up to 5 levels.
Pa.s.sive Skill
[The Eye of Hippocrates Lv.1]: In use
As a physician, you can take a glance of patient's status.
The higher your level, the more information you get.
You can go upto level 3
The Active skill became available.
”Hmmmm…”
He looked harder at status window.
It looks like his limit is at 10 for now.
Funny thing is that his number changes depending on the situation, not set in stone.
First, his physical went 2 points compared to yesterday.
He had good night sleep and his progress from heart transplant has been good, confirmed by a physician mode.
Another proof was Miae Lee.
Her skill went down after heard harsh criticism from head nurse. It means that the skill level can go all the way up or down.
It is a different concept from general simulation game, where there is only a growth.
He sat on the edge of the bed and lost in thoughts.
One thing he learned from taking his own blood is that he should perform medical treatment to gain his skills.
Except that he just had transplanted done and stay in the sterile room.
It limits his ability to do anything.