The 3 boys?

Specialties Hospice

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I have read on a previous disscusion that if a patient starts speaking of "3 boys" this is significant enough to pass along to the next shift. I have asked several other nurses @ our facility and no one has heard of this. Can anyone tell me more?

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

In what context is this sentence, comment made??

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death comes in 3's...it was under the topic of death stories

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I have never heard of that one. I'm skeptical.

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Specializes in ICU,HOME HEALTH, HOSPICE, HEALTH ED.

father, son and holy ghost ??? Just a guess! ...? the 3 boys ?

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death comes in 3's...it was under the topic of death stories

It does seem to happen sometimes. Just like fires and MVAs come in threes as well.

Thank God I'm not superstitious. :chuckle

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Specializes in LTC, office,hospice inpatient.

Yes. At our hospice there are several stories about patients " seeing " one or more children ( that no one else can see ) in their room or running up and down the hall shortly before they die. And, yes, we usually do pass that info along in report. We call them " the kids " and in fact one nurse reported seeing the kids at the same time as the pt. did ( although nobody else around saw them ) .. The nurse is still with us and fine, although the pt. has long since died. I have tried to " google " this phenomena without much success but I find this fascinating.

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