Bad things happen in 3's?

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Do you believe that "bad" things happen in groups of 3's? Deaths, falls, codes, etc?

I sure as heck do! Had 2 deaths over the weekend. Wonder if the next one will happen before I go back to work...

Specializes in Med/Surg,Cardiac. Has 1 years experience.

Bad things always happen to me when I start feeling bored or comfortable. Ugh, never say bored, slow, or quiet.

RNperdiem, RN

4,580 Posts

Has 14 years experience.

With the human mortality rate remaining steady at 100%, if you wait long enough, somebody is going to die.

netglow, ASN, RN

4,412 Posts

I only believe in that celebrities die in 3's.

TX.RN.Shannon

103 Posts

Bad things always happen to me when I start feeling bored or comfortable. Ugh, never say bored, slow, or quiet.

When I'm charging, the nurse who says anything about the floor being "quiet" gets the next admit! :-)

sapphire18

1,082 Posts

Specializes in ICU.
With the human mortality rate remaining steady at 100%, if you wait long enough, somebody is going to die.

Hahaha- this^

loriangel14, RN

6,931 Posts

Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

No. Bad things happen.People wait for 3 things to happen and then say " see, I told you so".

TX.RN.Shannon

103 Posts

Yes, I know people die. I know it's inevitable that bad things happen.

This was just meant to be kinda an informal poll/survey thing to see what people thought. But, thanks anyways.

liveyourlife747

227 Posts

Specializes in Home Health/PD.

I believe things come in threes! In the past two weeks we have had three devastating multiple injury an death car accidents in our area. It used to be rare to see things like this around my rural area. Freaks me out a little!

MomRN0913

1,131 Posts

Specializes in ICU.

I have seen it in my personal life and many times in the hospital.

I have wrapped 3 bodies in the matter of 2- 12 hours shifts.

MomRN0913

1,131 Posts

Specializes in ICU.

Back to back shifts that is.

no but in the OB department I worked on for the summer, whenever we worked nights with the one doc births came in 5's!