I can tell when something's off with a patient now. But then I hesitate, wondering if it's really bad enough to call someone, not wanting to overreact, and sometimes I wait too long. Last shift I sat on a gut feeling for an hour before I escalated, and that hour still bothers me.
More people experience this than they realize.
You can sense when something's wrong, but you second-guess escalating and sometimes wait too long.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.