What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

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Members are sharing personal experiences and stories related to ghosts, spirits, and paranormal occurrences in healthcare settings. Some members discuss encounters with deceased loved ones or unexplained phenomena, while others share their interest in ghost stories and movies like "Doctor Sleep" and "The Shining." There is a mix of skepticism, curiosity, and belief in the supernatural among the forum participants.

Nursing is a profession that often involves long lonely night shifts in eerie hospital wards. It's a perfect breeding ground for ghost stories. These stories often involve sightings of apparitions, strange noises, and unexplained events that are said to have taken place in hospitals, hospices, and other healthcare settings. Some of these stories are believed to be based on true events, while others are purely fictional. Regardless, they continue to captivate and intrigue both nurses and non-nurses alike - providing a spooky glimpse into the world of healthcare after dark.

I know you have seen and heard freaky things. Share your nursing ghost stories...

Holy cow! No more posts?? What am I going to read now? I've been reading this thread for the past week or so! :eek:

Specializes in Periop, ER.

scary mary! You just made the hair on my neck stand up. Crrreeeepppy!!:eek:

bumpity bump any more stories??

Specializes in Geriatrics.

Yes, more stories please people!!! As an avid fan of anything to do with the paranormal, (you should see all the paranormal shows on my DVR) and as a nurse of many years...I love reading these stories!

Blessings, Michelle

Specializes in Med Surg-Geriatrics.

One night at the nursing home while flushing a GT I saw a ghostly white figure floating in the hall (the small hall of a 4 bed group) I checked all 4 patients..knowing none of them could walk but just to make sure and they were all in their beds asleep,also checked all the staff members,none were wearing white that night (again just to be sure

also in the dietary dept at night it literally sounds like they are working in there,pots and pans rattling sounding like they are being thrown about,again no one is there it is the middle of the night,one night it was so bad about 5 of us went in with our flashlights and checked every nook and cranny and nothing was out of place,this has been going on for years,I don't even pay attention to it anymore

I am a nursing student so this is not a nursing ghost story, but, it is pretty creepy. When I was a teenager, I spent the night at a friends house. It started off as a typical night until his little sister came up and kicked me. I asked her why and she told me her "invisible friend" Jullian told her to do it. My friend just shrugged and said she has been blaming her imaginary friend for everything. Her weird behavior continued for a while until she picked up a bible that was on the coffee table. She screamed and started to cry dropped the bible and said,"Julian is mad at me now and won't play with me anymore." As soon as she finished saying that, every light in house went off at once. I did not stick around to see what happend next. (I never went back to his house either)

Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..

That is creepy, and I don't blame you for not wanting to ever go back there again. I wouldn't either.

Specializes in OB, Med-Surg.

this one happened to me at home not long ago.....i was in that dreamy almost awake state of mind early in the morning and heard a woman whisper "tey tey". It sounded like jibberish and I paid no attention to it, thought i was dreaming. But when i was all the way awake, curiosity got the best of me and i googled the phrase "tey tey". And GUESS WHAT???? It is a hebrew biblical word which means "come with me" AAAGGGHHHHHHH!!!! I am glad I did not go! and i have tons more stories....all true

this one happened to me at home not long ago.....i was in that dreamy almost awake state of mind early in the morning and heard a woman whisper "tey tey". It sounded like jibberish and I paid no attention to it, thought i was dreaming. But when i was all the way awake, curiosity got the best of me and i googled the phrase "tey tey". And GUESS WHAT???? It is a hebrew biblical word which means "come with me" AAAGGGHHHHHHH!!!! I am glad I did not go! and i have tons more stories....all true

That was creepy. Lets hear some more.

Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..
:eek: It definitely was creepy.
Specializes in OB, Med-Surg.

Ok you wanted more...here it goes....I guess I have had some strange experiences from very young. The crazy thing is I do not believe in ghosts and I think some of those so called "psychics" are lunatics. But things have happened I have yet to explain, like these:

1. The time when I was about 7 yrs old and left my favorite stuffed animal at my aunt's house. I was heartbroken and wanted to go back to her house to get him but my mom said no. I went to my room and sat against the wall, had my arms around my knees and laid my head down and cried my eyes out. As I was sitting there I heard out of no where this very calm sweet endearing male voice that sounded like it was in a canyon say to me "now don't cry about it". I instantly stopped crying right then and there and slowly got up and went to the window. I seen nothing but the beautiful sun shining through. There was no one there. No one in my room, no one outside my window. But I HEARD it clear as it could be. I have never heard that voice again but sometimes wish I could.

2. When my husband and I first moved into our house we live in now. We could hear all kinds of noises....file cabinets shutting ( and there weren't any ), chairs scooting across the tile floor in the basement, toys randomly playing themselves ( musical ones ), and the piano play by itself one or two notes. We ignored all of it and it all quit.

3. My daughter used to talk about the "friends" that lived in our basement, and she even drew a picture of them and their skeleton looking dog.

4. My son woke up aggravated one night and told me the man at end of his bed kept telling him to wake up each time he almost fell asleep. I told it/him/them/whatever to please stop and there was no more trouble.

5. The only one I have ever been afraid of is the one that tried to look like my husband. I thought it was him sitting on the end of the couch as I was coming down the stairs talking to him I noticed he was not responding to anything I said. I started to get ticked but just when I got close enough, he faded away. This same one climbed into my bed one night and I was so afraid. I knew it was not my husband and I thought if I made one move to let it/ him know I knew he was there i was in trouble!

Specializes in MED/SURG, ONCOLOGY, PEDIATRICS, ER.

Scary!! I can't live in a place like that!! : o

Ok you wanted more...here it goes....I guess I have had some strange experiences from very young. The crazy thing is I do not believe in ghosts and I think some of those so called "psychics" are lunatics. But things have happened I have yet to explain, like these:

1. The time when I was about 7 yrs old and left my favorite stuffed animal at my aunt's house. I was heartbroken and wanted to go back to her house to get him but my mom said no. I went to my room and sat against the wall, had my arms around my knees and laid my head down and cried my eyes out. As I was sitting there I heard out of no where this very calm sweet endearing male voice that sounded like it was in a canyon say to me "now don't cry about it". I instantly stopped crying right then and there and slowly got up and went to the window. I seen nothing but the beautiful sun shining through. There was no one there. No one in my room, no one outside my window. But I HEARD it clear as it could be. I have never heard that voice again but sometimes wish I could.

2. When my husband and I first moved into our house we live in now. We could hear all kinds of noises....file cabinets shutting ( and there weren't any ), chairs scooting across the tile floor in the basement, toys randomly playing themselves ( musical ones ), and the piano play by itself one or two notes. We ignored all of it and it all quit.

3. My daughter used to talk about the "friends" that lived in our basement, and she even drew a picture of them and their skeleton looking dog.

4. My son woke up aggravated one night and told me the man at end of his bed kept telling him to wake up each time he almost fell asleep. I told it/him/them/whatever to please stop and there was no more trouble.

5. The only one I have ever been afraid of is the one that tried to look like my husband. I thought it was him sitting on the end of the couch as I was coming down the stairs talking to him I noticed he was not responding to anything I said. I started to get ticked but just when I got close enough, he faded away. This same one climbed into my bed one night and I was so afraid. I knew it was not my husband and I thought if I made one move to let it/ him know I knew he was there i was in trouble!

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