?

Eleven?years?had?passed.
十一年過去了。

I?looked?at?her?in?awe?and?amazement?while?she?sat?down?on?her?hospital?bed.
她坐在醫(yī)院的病床上，我用驚訝和贊嘆的眼神看著她。

She?is?still?that?lively?and?cheerful?woman?I?knew.
她還是我熟悉的那個充滿活力，積極向上的女人。

Yet,?she?is?already?far?from?that?new?and?clumsy?nurse?volunteer ?we?both?were?when?we?applied?in?this?hospital?eleven?years?ago.
不過，她也早已不再是十一年前我們來這家醫(yī)院時的樣子了。那是，我們是兩個初來乍到、笨手笨腳的護士。

"Do?you?still?remember?about?our?pulse?oximeter?story?"?She?asked?me?while?we?talked?about?how?we?had?been?as?new?nurse?trainees?in?this?hospital.
我們正談?wù)撝覀冊谶@家醫(yī)院當(dāng)實習(xí)護士時的種種情況，她突然問我：“你還記得血氧測定儀的故事嗎？”

I?looked?at?her?with?closed?brows?while?my?thoughts?drifted?back?to?our?first?days?of?duty?more?than?a?decade?ago.
我揚眉看著她，思緒轉(zhuǎn)回十多年前，我們剛剛開始當(dāng)差的時候。

I?saw?ourselves?as?staff?nurses'buddies?in?a?chaotic?hospital.
在這個忙碌的醫(yī)院中，我們把自己當(dāng)做正式護士的小跟班。

l?scene,?tagging?along?our?senior?staff?in?attending?patients?in?their?different?types?of?morbidities.?
我看到當(dāng)時的我們跟在那些有經(jīng)驗的護士身后，跟著他們一起去照顧各種各樣的病人。

I?saw?ourselves?running?to?and?fro,?pulling?emergency?carts?and?suction?machines?in?trembling?knees.?
我看到當(dāng)時的我們跑來跑去，推著急救車和抽引器，雙膝顫抖，氣喘吁吁。

"Did?you?remember?I?was?assigned?to?a?dyspneic?patient?and?was?asked?to?get?her?oxygen?saturation?"
“你還記得嗎？他們指派我去照顧一個呼吸困難的病人，讓我測量她的血氧飽和度？”

We?both?laughed?while?recalling?the?incident.?
我們回憶著這件事，不禁都笑了。

She?was?assigned?to?a?patient?who?was?closely?monitored?and?whose?vital?signs?were?going?down?below?the?acceptable?line.?
當(dāng)時，她被指派去照顧一個重癥病人，病人的生命體征已經(jīng)低到了不可挽回的地步，需要密切監(jiān)護。

When?asked?about?the?percentage?of?oxygen?saturation,?she?gave?the?heart?rate?instead.?
醫(yī)生讓她上報病人的血氧飽和度，她卻報出了病人的心率。

The?next?thing?we?knew?was?that?everyone?was?running?to?the?assigned?room?of?the?patient.?
很快我們就看到所有醫(yī)生沖向那個病人的房間。

False?alarm.
（當(dāng)然，是）假警報。

I could?still?see?her?clearly?in?my?mind?as?she?was?caught?bewildered?and?guilty.?
我還能在腦海中回憶起她當(dāng)時的樣子，作為肇事者，她滿心內(nèi)疚，不知所措。

However,?the?medical?team?were?all?kind.?
然而，醫(yī)院里所有的醫(yī)護人員都很和善。

No?harsh?words?nor?blaming.?
沒有人說一句重話，沒有人指責(zé)她。

Neither?grumbling?nor?deriding.?
也沒有人喃喃不平，或者輕聲嘲笑，

A?touching?scene?that?maintained?the?dignity?of?the?erring ?one.
這一幕非常感人，犯錯的人保存了自己的尊嚴(yán)。

Something?to?draw?courage?and?inspiration?to?learn?fast?and?be?a?better?nurse?each?day.
我們每天能從這個故事中汲取勇氣和斗志，讓我們更快的學(xué)習(xí)技能，成為一個更好的護士。

"The?hospital?where?I?worked?now?is?one?of?the?world's?best.."?her?tone?became?serious.
“我工作的這所醫(yī)院是全世界最好的醫(yī)院之一……”她的音調(diào)變得鄭重其事。

"I?feel?secured?here,"?she?said.
“我在這里覺得有安全感?！彼f。

We?both?got?teary?-?eyed.
我們的眼中都泛出了淚光。

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（翻譯：小木）