nursing superstitutions.....any truth in???

micro, RN · Apr 26, 2002

it is a full moon and it is at its fullest tomorrow night.........glad to be off.........but there will be carryover Saturday.........

Chris81 · Apr 26, 2002

ohlpn-this also adds credence to the "rule of threes"!

Sjackson983 · May 3, 2002

My Aunt and Grandmother use to say when they smelled flowers, someone they knew had died.

grandma rn38 · May 3, 2002

oh my !!!!

you are all right!!, it happens every time.

jevans · May 3, 2002

I've got one from the UK!

Never put red and white flowers in a vase belonging to a critically ill patient. They don't do well. If they are very poorly they die!!!!!!!!! Horrible thought.

Fervous · May 3, 2002

All so true... But what do you do if you can't open the window? I don't like the bathroom door thing, too eerie.

As for seeing things... I work in a Catholic hospital that used to run by nuns. Some still live on the premises. Anyway, there's one that some people catch a glimpse of from time to time and and if you follow her into which ever room you'll find an expired pt. Too eerie?.? Happened to a good friend of mine.

fbcobrn · May 4, 2002

In L and D: stamp up C/section papers to ward it off..

If bed was turned down/prenatal history pulled and pt doesn't show up, don't undo it....I've seen this left for 4 shifts !

Q-word phobia / or do OB Dance to bring IN business.

If it stays Q too long..sh**s gonna hit the fan.

We have good luck nut we hang outside the room door.

allnurses Guide · May 4, 2002

Never, ever say "Gee, staffing looks really good for tomorrow!"

:cool:

micro, RN · May 4, 2002

:nurse:

micrro is a factualllllll......truly sheeee isss.......but donnnn't get heeeer talking about ghosts and superstitions........because there are such things in life that we mere mortal being will never understand..............

so just end this trajectory to say..........micro will do anything to ward off superstitions, werevolves. etc.........

including making others watch micro's dance of joy.......to ward off...........evil spirits.................

if you don't love micro by now, you very, very, very strongly dislike her........and that is k' by micro

lots of love to all,

micro

Casey7 · May 4, 2002

People definately die in threes!!!

People in a nursing home go crazy at the full moon.

There are always crows (in a nursing home) before someone dies.

And on 3rd shift if all the "mentally stable" patients say a man has been in their room at night, be prepared.

MPHkatie · May 4, 2002

A few years ago we had a statistics student- who was married to a nruse try to debunk our full moon theory. He came in a actually did a paper about it, tracked stats for several months and voila, found that the Emergency department saw about 50% more traffic on the days and night of a full moon and also, saw more women going to L and D, so I guess thats not just a superstition anymore. One unit I worked in used to have a horrid stuffed bird they would hang in patients rooms to help them pass on (critical care- pts were sufferring terribly) The patients always died. The bird was brought back from a unit sponsered trip, but then management got word of it and the bird is no more, but the staff persist in wearing bird necklaces, earrings and t shirts on occassion, it's a little morbid.

NurseDaniMarie · May 6, 2002

I've worked 7p-7a in ICU for 1 1/2 years now, and we always say that if we have an empty bed, about 6am they will call a code. It seems to happen when some of our non-monitored floor nurses make rounds.