What Asking for Help Actually Looks Like

Jun 20

“Hey Nancy… can you come look at these vitals and what I saw in the room… and tell me what you think?”

Before I said anything, I was already thinking—

“Nancy looks busy.
She won’t want to help me.”

She had worked with me since nursing school.
We were work besties.

“She wouldn’t tell me no… I don’t think.”

I started to walk away.

“Never mind.
I’ll figure it out.”

Let’s dive in!

Help arrives

“Nancy says—where are you going?”

I turn back.

“I really think I need to call the doctor on this patient.
See… here are the vitals I got…
and she looks gray… and is struggling to breathe.”

Nancy followed.

When we got to the room, she took her time.

She assessed my client.
Asked questions.
Waited for answers.

I stood there waiting.

Longer than I expected.

Long enough to start thinking—

“I made a mistake…”

Maybe asking for help doesn’t have to sound right…
it just has to be said.

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