The patient's numbers still looked fine on the screen, but something in the color of her lips told me we were about to lose ground. I called it out before the alarm ever sounded, and I was right, like I usually am. Every single person on that table is a life in my hands, and I feel the full weight of that every shift.
More people experience this than they realize.
You can sense danger before any machine shows it, and the responsibility never lets go.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.