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...

We told a new grad that she had to weigh patients after they die to make sure the spirit has left before they can go to the morgue...

We told a new grad that she had to weigh patients after they die to make sure the spirit has left before they can go to the morgue...

:hhmth:

Must.remember.that.one! ROFL Hilarious!

Specializes in Med/Surg, DSU, Ortho, Onc, Psych.
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Must.remember.that.one! ROFL Hilarious!

And she believed you??

Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..
We told a new grad that she had to weigh patients after they die to make sure the spirit has left before they can go to the morgue...
:yeah: Did she believe you? :lol2:

That's actually pretty offensive. Yes Witchcraft, Wicca and Paganism are all religions. It's got nothing to do with 'Harry Potter' movies as you have said. These religions have been around for thousands of years.

Don't knock it just because you don't believe in it. And before you ask no I'm not Wiccan, Witch or Pagan, nor am I affiliated with any other religion. I just don't believe that people should rip on what other people believe.

Shannon77:

Witchcraft is another "religion" that apparently, many people believe in. I just think of it as, creative hollywood big bucks main theme. Or, I guess it's safe to say it's sorta like- American voodoo?

Some folks literally take "Harry Potter movies" TOO far.

I wonder if ghosts also have their own "preferred religion" to hang with?

Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..
LOL... I took physics and always heard of ether as in reference to time and spaces and such.

I would like to say (uhmm) Ether is conscious gases-- but in nursing terms that would mean something totally opposite of what I am trying to difine LOL:lol2:

anyway here are a few of the definitions for it:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ether

Ether was used as an anesthetic for surgery when I was a child. It was used for my tonsilectomy in 1954.
Specializes in L&D; GI; Fam Med; Home H; Case mgmt.

Yeah, and I'm pretty sure Curious George got really high on it once.

Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..
Yeah, and I'm pretty sure Curious George got really high on it once.
I don't know about that nor your sarcastic remark, but it was the primary general anesthetic that was used when I was a child. Just look, I'm 22 years your senior, which means I was an adult when you were born. A lot of medical advancement had probably already been created.
Specializes in Med-Surg/Trauma.
Yeah, and I'm pretty sure Curious George got really high on it once.

I remember that book!

Franemtnurse I don't think that comment was meant to be sarcastic or mean at all. Perhaps you just aren't familiar with the Curious George books. I read them as a child and there was one book where Curious George did get into the ether and the man in the yellow hat had to deal with all the hijinks that ensued. I had totally forgotten about that book-- thinking back on it maybe it wasn't the best thing to read to children :eek: (Boy that monkey sure did get into a whole lot of trouble)

Come on people keep the stories coming- I've read them all and want more, more, more!

Specializes in Labor/Delivery, Pediatrics, Peds ER.

We used to have a hand-held ether mask on a chain at a military base L&D, for precipitous deliveries. The patient could hold it to her face, supposedly could not get too much, as if she passed out, she'd drop it and it would be just hanging on the chain from her wrist. That was a real throwback! I also think they used ether on me when I had my tonsils out in 1967.

More stories, please! :)

Specializes in L&D; GI; Fam Med; Home H; Case mgmt.

Thanks Katie - I definitely did not mean to be sarcastic or rude, I was talking about the book! It was hilarious! Fran, sorry if you took my comment the wrong way - no offense intended.

Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..
Thanks Katie - I definitely did not mean to be sarcastic or rude, I was talking about the book! It was hilarious! Fran, sorry if you took my comment the wrong way - no offense intended.
Thank you for your understanding. I'm the one who should apologize. I made a hasty comment without knowing about Curious George. Those books weren't around when my children were small.
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