Ruan Xiaoqin was focused on her work with a furrowed brow.
Doctors have a lot to do every day, even as attending physicians, they can't avoid it.
In the inpatient department, interns, residents in training, and resident doctors are the main workforce for odd jobs and basic tasks. Changing dressings, routine ward rounds, prescribing basic orders, writing medical records, and progress reports are all their responsibilities.
The attending physician's tasks are a bit more advanced.
Important medical orders are definitely opened by the attending physician, and some may even need approval from the deputy chief physician or chief physician.
Then, the diagnosis and follow-up of important patients are handled by the attending physician.
For surgical patients, the work isn't done once the surgery is over.
Post-operative management is equally crucial.
And the surgery schedule for routine cases is also set by the attending physician.
