The final episode of the TV drama series "The Travel Nurse" (TV Asahi), starring actor Masaki Okada, was broadcast as an extended special on December 19th, and it was revealed that the average viewership rating (Kanto region, Video Research survey, same below) was 11.8% for households and 6.8% for individuals. All episodes achieved double-digit household viewership ratings.
This work is a sequel to the drama of the same name that aired in October 2022. It depicts once again the quirky duo of Ayumu Nasuda (Okada), an excellent nurse with a nursing qualification "nurse practitioner" who can perform certain medical procedures, and super nurse Shizuka Kuki (Kiichi Nakai), as they reform the medical field by putting patients first.
In episode 9, Nishitokyo General Hospital is attacked by ransomware, causing its medical system to go down and making it impossible to access patients' electronic medical records.
Amidst chaos within the hospital, Ayumu struggles to protect the hearts and lives of patients. Nearby, fired nurses such as Shizuka begin to treat outpatients who can no longer receive medical treatment. Meanwhile, Megumi (Wakamura Mayumi), who has been hospitalized with severe pancreatic cancer, suddenly experiences a change in condition. Ayumu tries to entrust the operation to Yakushimaru (Yamazaki Ikusaburo), who Megumi had originally hoped to have, but Yakushimaru refuses to agree. What path will Ayumu and Shizuka, who have now fallen out, ultimately choose? The story unfolds.
