The chart notes in the hospital's patient files are all written in fountain pen. I learned this when one of the young oncology doctors and I were exchanging English and Chinese words for simple things we could point to, like "lab coat" and "pen." She pointed to my ballpoint pen and said that she couldn't use that kind of pen to make notes in her patients' files. When I asked why, her reply was, "It's the law!" Enough said, I guess.
Other observations from this week:
- All of the doctors in the oncology department are young and exceedingly attractive. It's like a Chinese "Grey's Anatomy."
- There aren't any wheeled stands to hang an IV on. Patients who want to get out of bed have to walk around with one arm hoisting their IV bag overhead. That would get old.
- The nurse-call alarm in the oncology ward plays "It's a Small World After All." How apropos.
2 comments:
It seems so risky to use a fountain pen that could smear if it got wet. Are you fearful of other "laws?"
But let's get to the important things. Have you met Dr. McDreamy yet?? What about the Chinese The Todd?
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