Chapter 414: Chapter 205: Only Independence Brings Strength—A Scaphoid Fracture That Won’t Heal After a Year

"Dr. Li, I’ll leave it to you."

As the patient’s wife spoke, she reached into her pocket, fumbled around for a while, and seemed to take something out, gripping it tightly in her hand.

Then she moved closer to Li Jingsheng, using her body to block the view of Doctor Xu and others.

"Please take extra care, Dr. Li."

She actually secretly stuffed several hundred yuan notes into Li Jingsheng’s hand.

"Ma’am, this practice isn’t encouraged at our hospital. Whether or not you give me gifts, I will do my utmost to help treat him. The hospital has regulations that prohibit receiving red envelopes or gifts from patients, and giving me money is just asking for trouble."

Li Jingsheng was initially unaware.

When the money was stuffed into his hand and he looked down, he realized it was several tightly-held hundred yuan notes.

"Normally, as long as we give gifts on the road, there are no issues."

The patient’s son explained from the side.

"I can’t speak for elsewhere, but I can assure you that at Second Hospital, our doctors and nurses never accept red envelopes from patients or their families, and we are committed to doing our best to treat the patients."

Li Jingsheng sighed silently.

Gift-giving is prevalent in every field. He even gave gifts when he rented the small yard.

The medical profession is a unique industry, where the responsibility is to heal the sick and save lives.

Accepting gifts should never happen.

Otherwise, if a bad culture develops, patients are truly at a disadvantage.

"Let me talk about the treatment plan! We need to start with traction, which may take two to three days. Once the transverse femur is no longer overlapping and the soft tissue swelling has reduced, I will manually reset the bone, apply a splint for fixation and bandage it, and continue treatment during hospitalization. The hospitalization period might be quite long, estimated at forty to fifty days, so you should be mentally prepared."

Li Jingsheng is also fully committed to seizing this rare growth opportunity.

Giving his all to devise a treatment plan for the patient.

Doctor Xu seemed indifferent at the mouth but listened attentively.

Without saying anything, he silently approved of Li Jingsheng’s proposed treatment plan.

If Li Jingsheng’s treatment plan had issues, he would definitely point them out.

"Does he need to stay in the hospital for that long? Normally, it’s just a few days and then you can be discharged, right?"

The patient’s wife listened and seemed a bit reluctant.

"It depends on the condition. For serious transverse femur fractures like his, a recovery within forty to fifty days of hospitalization is considered very ideal. If it were surgical treatment, it would take at least three to four months, with the surgery alone taking five to six days."

Nurse Li Li said from the side.

While she exaggerated somewhat, a three-month hospital stay post-surgery seems fairly accurate.

The patient’s leg is swollen to that extent, with overlapping fractured bones that need to be adequately treated before a surgical plan can be devised.

"We don’t understand these things, Dr. Li, please don’t take offense. Let’s proceed with the treatment as you suggested! Once my husband’s leg is healed, I’ll make sure to present you with a pennant."

The female family member, deep down, still adhered to the ingrained mentality of gift-giving.

Always feeling the need to offer something to ensure the doctor’s efforts.

"Sure, sure, once your husband is discharged, bring me the pennant, and I’ll be more than happy to accept it."

Li Jingsheng did not oppose this time.

Because if he objected again, the family and patient might start speculating various things.

This would negatively impact trust and cooperation between doctor and patient.

A pennant will earn 100 life points, which is also quite tempting.

After admitting this patient, Li Jingsheng instructed them to first complete the necessary hospitalization checks, and then proceed to the inpatient department for traction at noon.

After handling this patient, Doctor Xu looked at him.

"Xiaoli, starting today, you will diagnose and treat patients independently from me."

Li Jingsheng’s face turned pale upon hearing.

"Teacher, did I do something wrong to make you unhappy?"

The only thing he could think of was that Dr. Chen had just been pestering him to learn the bone-setting techniques in the morning, and was seen by Doctor Xu when he arrived.

This might be the only reason for Doctor Xu’s displeasure.

He couldn’t think of anything else.

"What are you imagining all day in your head? You’ve learned what you need to from me. Now it’s up to you to practice. Master takes you to the door, cultivation depends on oneself. It’s time for you to try diagnosing and treating independently. Haven’t you already begun to independently diagnose during my absence?"

Doctor Xu’s approach resembled parents believing their grown children had learned enough academically and socially, encouraging them to try living independently and facing society.

Most wild animals are similar.

Tiger moms, bird moms, all drive their offspring out of the home once they’ve learned survival skills, to make them explore outside.

"Do you know what the biggest obstacle to improving your medical skills is now?"

Doctor Xu asked earnestly, looking at him.

Li Jingsheng shook his head.

Indicating he didn’t know.

"Your biggest obstacle is dependency. If a child always depends on their parents, they’ll never truly grow up, and will have to live as an adult baby, forever relying on others. As a doctor, when you face difficulties, you must learn to solve them independently; only when you can’t, then seek help. Otherwise, if you always depend on senior doctors, you’ll forever remain an immature doctor."

This blunt statement, though harsh, was full of truth.

Li Jingsheng had fully learned advanced bone-setting techniques, reaching a considerable level.

He had diagnosed numerous complex and regular cases alongside Doctor Xu.

Now he possessed the capacity to practice independently.