The emergency department operates non-stop, 24 hours a day.
The specialized operating rooms, in addition to overtime for various major surgeries, normally start at around 7:30 a.m. The end of the workday is after 5:30 p.m.
If all surgeries are completed, one can occasionally leave work early.
However, even if there is nothing left to do in the operating room, doctors and nurses still worry that leaving early will be seen as clocking out early. They usually spend time in the office writing up case reports, surgical records, reflections, or checking medical orders.
They wait until the exact time to leave.
In reality, leaving work late is the norm.
"Good morning, Doctor Shan!"
As soon as Zhou Can arrived at the orthopedic surgery corridor, he saw Doctor Shan.
She had already changed into her white coat, holding and reviewing several examination reports in her hand.
"Good morning!"
She glanced up at Zhou Can and then continued to read the examination reports.
