Time for action

There's something that frustrates me as a nurse, a midwife, and just as a human being in general. I know that I was a good nurse, when I worked in that capacity. I still consider myself a good nurse, as a matter of fact. I think that's one of the things that makes me a good midwife, too. I know that job, and what I have a right to expect from someone in that position.

I recently had an experience that once again frustrated me, since I really expected more from the nurse than I got. The end result was that I had a patient who might have died, in the worst case scenario, and ended up with a transfusion and a number of other interventions that would not have been necessary if she had done her job right in the first place.

I don't think it's wrong to expect people to have a certain degree of competence. I expect it from myself, and therefore, I think I have a right (and actually an obligation) to expect it from others.

The question is, how do I translate that expectation into action?