"Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda"

[Irishgirl]

Does anyone else agonize over what they possibly did wrong, or how they could have done something better? Does anyone else fear for a patient's outcome and feel miserable, like it's their fault, if things don't go right? Does anyone else feel responsible for things that happen? Why is this job so consuming...I wish I didn't feel this way, but I do. Is it the nature of the beast? How do you get over it, or how do you recoup if something goes bad????

[chadash]

VAmedic, you have illustrated in life so much is out of our hands. When the outcome is negative, we can always assume a different action would have brought more positive results. But some times, there may have been a even more devastating situation if we had acted differently. I can not even imagine the decisions you all have to make in a given day, but I do believe that you can't carry the burden of second guessing on top of all your other responsibilities. No one has shoulders that large.

Well, Someone does!