What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

Here is my most gross, yucky, disgusting nursing story! Nurses Humor Article

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I was working a night shift on a tele floor as a new Nurse.

We had this one poor old lady who was confused and was restrained as usual for her safety. She was our designated resident nightmare geri from hell, so she was placed near the Nurse's station.

So we are chilling out at the Nurse's station, chatting and trying to get through another night...

Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I see our lady in question standing in the dimly lit doorway of her room!

I instantly leap out and run to her. As I approach her, she appears to be falling towards me, so I meet her in a bear hug...my arms around her waste, and her arms around my shoulders.

As I catch the lady, I notice a very strong smell of feces, and I feel something warm on my hands, arms and shoulders...

My fellow heroes come in behind me, and as the lights are turned on, my worst fears are instantly realized.

Yes, I caught the poor old lady with a good old bear hung football catch, but I was also covered in the lady's feces.

As I look at her, she has feces smeared all over her arms and hands... (and even her face!)

And of course, now so did I! :D

second day brand new student nurse:

patient 85 plus year old lady with perfect beehive hair

bedbath going along as planned started at the top worked down was at the feet when the sweet lil ol lady looked at me and asked " honey can you wash that big toe real well?" so i scrubbed it super duper then the lil ol lady asked me even more sweetly this time "honey can you wash that other big toe really well?" sure thing and i scrubbed it up real fine then with a lot less sweetness the ol lady yelled "not that big toe!!" and whipped up her gown and pointed to the "female area" !! holy crap i ran outta there and had to get the charge nurse !! ewwwwwwww

Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..
second day brand new student nurse:

patient 85 plus year old lady with perfect beehive hair

bedbath going along as planned started at the top worked down was at the feet when the sweet lil ol lady looked at me and asked " honey can you wash that big toe real well?" so i scrubbed it super duper then the lil ol lady asked me even more sweetly this time "honey can you wash that other big toe really well?" sure thing and i scrubbed it up real fine then with a lot less sweetness the ol lady yelled "not that big toe!!" and whipped up her gown and pointed to the "female area" !! holy crap i ran outta there and had to get the charge nurse !! ewwwwwwww

PARTS ARE PARTS. It's only anatomy.
Specializes in Cardio-Pulmonary; Med-Surg; Private Duty.
parts are parts. it's only anatoemy.

i fixed that for ya! :D

Specializes in Med-Surg.
:eek::eek: I was working as cna in nursing home and in school for lpn anyway pt was in geriactric chair and was puting her to bed pick her up plop something fell on my shoe mind you there white so i kinda kicked it off come to find out it was prolapsed uterus ewewewe!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, wait...I know this is a really old thread, but HOW oh HOW in the name of God did her uterus prolapse all the way to your shoe?!?!?!?!

Specializes in pediatrics; PICU; NICU.

Many years ago I was admitting a 5 month old with lots of hair which was jumping! LICE!!

Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..
Many years ago I was admitting a 5 month old with lots of hair which was jumping! LICE!!
:eek:YIKES!!!!!

My first gastric lavage, the pt projectile vomited charcoal on the side of my face, neck, hair, scrubs. Oh and yes I WAS wearing a mask and gown... Unfortunately I had forgotten to bring my hazmat suit with me that day! After getting a face/hair full of black vomit, I contemplated bathing in acid...

Ha! I finally finished reading them all! As a student accepted to nursing school that starts in the Fall, I'm happy to say that none of these made me gag... and plenty made me laugh! Looking forward to adding my own stories when I have them!

My first gastric lavage, the pt projectile vomited charcoal on the side of my face, neck, hair, scrubs. Oh and yes I WAS wearing a mask and gown... Unfortunately I had forgotten to bring my hazmat suit with me that day! After getting a face/hair full of black vomit, I contemplated bathing in acid...

wow!im really having a hard time imagining what to do if i were you..hehe

Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.
^ Eeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwww!!!!!!

Couple nights ago I had something in my ER that I've never seen before and I've seen a lot. Guy on a motorcycle without a helmet somehow ripped his entire face off on gravel when he crashed. Eyeball hanging down on his cheek, no skin from forehead to bottom lip, BLOOD AND MUCUS EVERYWHERE. Not sure how long he'll live. He's in ICU all bandaged up.

Mucus is my weakness too. :X

(Edited to fix a typo)

I was doing good until you got to eyeball hanging to his cheek. :barf02:

I don't do eyeballs. That has to be my worst weakness. I can handle trachs, poo, vomit, blood, etc just don't give me a pt with an eye injury or anything.

I was doing good until you got to eyeball hanging to his cheek. :barf02:

I don't do eyeballs. That has to be my worst weakness. I can handle trachs, poo, vomit, blood, etc just don't give me a pt with an eye injury or anything.

>^..^^..^

thats disgusting lol