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

mozart · Jun 4, 2002

telll u this.....never ever rub the pillow...guess what would happen next....u will invite more pt to be admitted in the ward....dont know if it happens to you but in my place..it surely is true......

bettybobbs · Jun 5, 2002

Mozart, haven't heard that one. But we have one where we tie a knot at the end of the top sheet of a dying pt so they won't die on our shift. It worked for me once.

goober4699 · Jun 15, 2006

I am liking these creepythreads and I am bringing this one back to life

I agree with the death coming in threes, and also about leaving the window open a crack

Never say the Q word!

Oh and one I wanted to add, my mom always says that if you see a bird outside on the window ledge it means someone you know is going to die.. It has definently happened at the hospital

knockandhello · Jun 15, 2006

Am definitely going to try tying a knot in the corner to delay passing.Another way I was taught was to keep their feet warm"they die from the feet up".Also if possible leave the bed empty for 24 hours preferably unmade.I always tell the spirit to have a safe journry to speed them on their way.If there is a crow hanging about there will be a death in the family.

RN and Mommy · Jun 15, 2006

I don't know about you guys, but on our floor, the deaths frequently happy in a certain room.

amy · Jun 15, 2006

So, does that mean that the bird that has been trying to get in my kitchen window for a month, hanging on the ledge is the predictor of BAD things to come???

I have a bracelet that is good luck, and one that it BAD...

chadash · Jun 15, 2006

Just sitting here, contemplating the bird sitting on my window ledge (I swear I heard him mumble something that sounded like never more, or was it never mind…) Well anyways, I am wearing my LUCKY scrubs, not that I am superstitious or anything, way too logical for that. Anywho, still haven’t figured out what the The “Q word” is, (can you help me out here?) but I know I have used my share of Q words today…..well, got to go and knot a sheet….

ambitious nurse · Jun 15, 2006

In the psyche unit, We usually have our patients come over and over again. And each time you remember or wonder about a really troublesome patient.....gee...there he appears...in full relapse...again for a admission

lovemyjob · Jun 15, 2006

I have one about the rooms. Our OB nurses try to avoid LD 9. 2 Amniotic embolisms in less than a year....room 9. When I do get preggs, I have already decided, I will not be in room 9. i will havbe my baby inb the waiting area before I have it in room 9.

danaheil · Jun 18, 2006

pre term births, fetal demise cases, abruptions and twins definately happen in threes. Had a uterine prolapse recently, so I hope there aren't more of these on the way.

checking and preping the OR at beginning of shift will usually ward off the evil C/S spirits. :chair:

When certian combinations of staff work a shift together on my unit, the mec is sure to hit the fan.

HeatherLPN · Jun 18, 2006

In my facility, it happens in 3's or 7's. If it's 7, one will be totally unexpected.

If call lights go off in empty rooms, you'll have a death that night.

Never ever say "we haven't had a fall in a while", b/c you definately will.

Never say you haven't gotten one of Dr. 's patients in a while, b/c you'll get one.

ragingmomster, BSN, MSN, RN · Jun 18, 2006

the "Q" word is...

Q

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T...

SSSSSSHHHHHHHHH, I didn't say that word, cause I am at work.