confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye 
(ROOT (ADJP (JJ confident) (RB enough) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VP (VB step) (ADVP (RB back))) (CC and) (VP (VB look) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT the) (JJ sick) (NN character))) (PP (IN with) (NP (DT a) (JJ sane) (NN eye)))))))))
(ROOT (ADJP (JJ ) (RB ) (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VP (VB ) (ADVP (RB ))) (CC ) (VP (VB ) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN ))) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )))))))))