Have you ever fainted 😕

[KMarieD]

Today was my second day at my new ENT job.

I'm a brand nurse with a few months of LTC experience... I can handle huge wounds, vomit, sputum, blood....

Well today I watched a lip biopsy and had to leave the room. I literally almost fainted on the floor. I started sweating bullets, turned grey, I thought I was panicking.

What am I going to do? This is literally part of my job.

I felt so pathetic.

[schnookimz]

when i was 10, i wandered into a forest just north of my hometown which we've been warned not to wander into. Anyhow, i did it with the protection from one of my dogs. Anyhow, this rat jumped out and attacked us. This rat was quite sizable. About 7.7 pounds and purple-white in color. The rat tackled my dog which caused it to faint. I tried to flee with my dog, but this rat used a quick attack on us which caused me to black out. The next thing i knew, i woke up back in my home town.

i hate when that happens!!!!!!

[adventure_rn, MSN, NP]

I wasn't feeling well on my last day of my psych clinical rotation on the 'Acute Psych Unit,' but was determined not to miss a clinical shift. Right after morning report, I walked out to the nurses station and passed out right in front of all of our acutely psychotic patients (no blood, no guts, no nothing). Of course, that caused a ruckus amongst the patients. The funniest part was that the psych nurses had absolutely no idea what to do with me. As I was losing consciousness, I remember giving the nurses instructions (help me down, elevate my feet, go find a wheelchair, etc.) When I came to, my psych clinical instructor was leaning over me saying, "You seem distressed. Tell me about that." Oh, therapeutic communication.

I think it happens to a lot of people. The most important thing is that you had the wherewithal to realize what was happening and remove yourself from a situation where you'd put yourself or your patient in danger. That takes courage and humility, but it's definitely better than the alternative.