This week, he was tasked with checking up on the patients on the juvenile ward. This was located at the western wing of the hospital, right on the first floor. The ward, itself, was like a large room where each of the patients were gathered, having a personal bed, but sharing the place and facilities. It was for patients who couldn’t afford to have a private or semi-private room for themselves, and also for cases of quarantine. Luckily for him, it wasn’t much about an epidemic that landed so many young boys in the ward. Rather, it was because of the strange weather they have currently that had gotten most of the children sick with coughing and colds. Thus, the ward a bit busy with nurses going here and there, carrying trays of medicine, some syrup, some were tablets, and some were syringes.
Entering the premises, Kiri was wearing a face mask along with an all-white coat as he observed the ward from the entrance. He then looked at the clipboard he was carrying with him and recounted the names and the used beds to make sure they were the same. After which, he began his rounds to check each of the patients for their vitals and symptoms.
The ward had about twenty beds in total, ten beds lined at either sides, with curtains separating a patient from their neighbor to the side, though the front was always open for the assessing nurses to see and make sure each patient was visible. Kiri made his first walk down the centre aisle to get a brief glimpse of the patients. As he reached the end of the room, he would tick on the boxes to indicate that all were present before he went to check them individually. He wasn’t exactly a doctor, but he was tasked to do the monitoring for this time of the day and prepare any reports if needed.
Thus, he began with the routine of checking each patient’s vitals. Starting with the use of a stethoscope and measuring their breathing and heart rate. Next, he take their temperature with a thermometer, and he would then converse with the patient or with a relative who was there to watch over the kid. He needed to be fussy and meticulous with the symptoms they were exhibiting, and knowing how kids of this age were not as descriptive as adults yet, he would often let the kid explain through gestures just to make sure. He had learned from his time with Osu and the incident in the paediatrics ward on how to handle kids, so he was trying to put it to good use here.
From his findings, it would appear as though five of the twenty cases were on their way to recovery. He made sure to give those boys a pat on the head and assured their parents or guardians that a day or two more would help keep their progress steady. Of course, he still had to remind them that they should still avoid any strenuous playing should they be released from the hospital. And then, there were eight cases who were still struggling with heavy coughing. Kiri was there to see some of the nurses administer the syringe medicines, taking note of the names and amount of dosage. He also made sure to remember the wheezing sounds of their chests when he listened with the stethoscope. He assured the parents and guardians that he would give a complete report to the attending physicians so that the kids would be attended upon immediately and should there be a need for a change of diagnosis, then the doctor will be talking with them directly. Some were frightened because of this, and so Kiri had to take some time and calm the kids, pulling some menthol candies from his pocket and sharing with them.
There were a few cases of severe headcolds that had most of the kids crying, some pitifully having fallen asleep because of exhaustion from crying, while others could hardly rest at all because of the wracking pain that coursed throughout their head. When asked to describe, the boy would point and trail his hand all around his head, saying it felt like it was moving and how lying down made him feel like his head was heavy. It didn’t help that he had runny nose either. Normally, this kind of symptoms of headcolds meant that the kid will be needing antibiotics to help ease the flu-like conditions before addressing the headaches. Still, he made sure to make the kid feel at ease, saying that proper rest and not worrying would help. He also tried to make a few attempts of joking though his jokes weren’t so funny, though the kids still at least liked that he put some effort for them.
By the time, he was done, he realised that most of this kids should be out there, enjoying vacation and playing around. He wondered if this was related to the outbreak of sickness before. Well, he just hoped it wasn’t.
Kiri would then spend some time filling the forms and reports for each patient before he would leave them at the doctor’s office. And once that was done, he would hang up the white coat, dispose of the mask, wash his hands and leave the hospital, ready to get a heavy dinner before collapsing to bed.
[WC: 905]
Entering the premises, Kiri was wearing a face mask along with an all-white coat as he observed the ward from the entrance. He then looked at the clipboard he was carrying with him and recounted the names and the used beds to make sure they were the same. After which, he began his rounds to check each of the patients for their vitals and symptoms.
The ward had about twenty beds in total, ten beds lined at either sides, with curtains separating a patient from their neighbor to the side, though the front was always open for the assessing nurses to see and make sure each patient was visible. Kiri made his first walk down the centre aisle to get a brief glimpse of the patients. As he reached the end of the room, he would tick on the boxes to indicate that all were present before he went to check them individually. He wasn’t exactly a doctor, but he was tasked to do the monitoring for this time of the day and prepare any reports if needed.
Thus, he began with the routine of checking each patient’s vitals. Starting with the use of a stethoscope and measuring their breathing and heart rate. Next, he take their temperature with a thermometer, and he would then converse with the patient or with a relative who was there to watch over the kid. He needed to be fussy and meticulous with the symptoms they were exhibiting, and knowing how kids of this age were not as descriptive as adults yet, he would often let the kid explain through gestures just to make sure. He had learned from his time with Osu and the incident in the paediatrics ward on how to handle kids, so he was trying to put it to good use here.
From his findings, it would appear as though five of the twenty cases were on their way to recovery. He made sure to give those boys a pat on the head and assured their parents or guardians that a day or two more would help keep their progress steady. Of course, he still had to remind them that they should still avoid any strenuous playing should they be released from the hospital. And then, there were eight cases who were still struggling with heavy coughing. Kiri was there to see some of the nurses administer the syringe medicines, taking note of the names and amount of dosage. He also made sure to remember the wheezing sounds of their chests when he listened with the stethoscope. He assured the parents and guardians that he would give a complete report to the attending physicians so that the kids would be attended upon immediately and should there be a need for a change of diagnosis, then the doctor will be talking with them directly. Some were frightened because of this, and so Kiri had to take some time and calm the kids, pulling some menthol candies from his pocket and sharing with them.
There were a few cases of severe headcolds that had most of the kids crying, some pitifully having fallen asleep because of exhaustion from crying, while others could hardly rest at all because of the wracking pain that coursed throughout their head. When asked to describe, the boy would point and trail his hand all around his head, saying it felt like it was moving and how lying down made him feel like his head was heavy. It didn’t help that he had runny nose either. Normally, this kind of symptoms of headcolds meant that the kid will be needing antibiotics to help ease the flu-like conditions before addressing the headaches. Still, he made sure to make the kid feel at ease, saying that proper rest and not worrying would help. He also tried to make a few attempts of joking though his jokes weren’t so funny, though the kids still at least liked that he put some effort for them.
By the time, he was done, he realised that most of this kids should be out there, enjoying vacation and playing around. He wondered if this was related to the outbreak of sickness before. Well, he just hoped it wasn’t.
Kiri would then spend some time filling the forms and reports for each patient before he would leave them at the doctor’s office. And once that was done, he would hang up the white coat, dispose of the mask, wash his hands and leave the hospital, ready to get a heavy dinner before collapsing to bed.
[WC: 905]