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...

Another story is what youngest sister experienced. My sister aged 10 years old that time and she loved to stay and play in our maid's quarter because she grew up with the nanny. One day, while she was playing she saw a white lady passing by the window and my sister was in shock for days. She coudn't talk and just stared blankly. We even had to admit her in the hospital but the doctors couldn't explain what's happening with her. They just said that my sister might witness a traumatic experience. When she was back to normal, I asked her if its true what she saw and she seriously admitted that she saw a white lady passed by. After that she never stay again in our maid's quarter but because of that incident she could see strange beings that she could hardly explain. It's like that incident opened her third eye ability.

*I just notice that the 3 stories I shared there's one common denominator, the involvement of the windows.

Specializes in family practice and school nursing.

There is an old "poorhouse" a couple hours away from me that is "haunted". In the late 1800's and early 1900's poor people, widows, children, criminals, and those labeled "insane" all were housed together. Over 1700 people were known to have died there. It closed for good in the early 70's. The owners today opened it up to paranormal investigators and lay people with an interest in the paranormal to conduct "ghost hunts" there. It is known as one of the most haunted places in the East. The investigators from TV's "Ghost Hunters" have been there. I have gone with one of my daughters 4 times now. It is weird spending the night in a haunted asylum, let me tell you.There is a room decorated for CHristmas and it said children haunt it. We were there one night and asked the "ghosts" which ornament hanging on the tree was their favorite and I kid you not specific ornaments would shake and jiggle and make noise. No one else was there and nothing could be moving them! My daughter also posed for pictures and asked the ghosts to get in the picture with her. Well we took alot of pics with nothing unusual about them . But then I took one and right by the tree was a shadowy figure that you could tell was a young a girl...BUT NO ONE was there when I took the picture! Also we got voices on tape that we did not hear when we were there. One said "please help me ". There is a room where it is rumored the ghost doesnt like women. We were in there trying to talk to this ghost. We asked "Is that you George?' We heard no answer.. later when playiing it back there was a male voice that said, "yes, yes it's me.. get out" CREEPY

Sound like Rolling Hills Asylum. That's in NY. It was an asylum and then a nursing home. My friend has pictures of shadowy figures and voices on tape. The batteries drained out of her camera and flashlight. Super creepy place. I want to go for a tour.

Specializes in family practice and school nursing.
Sound like Rolling Hills Asylum. That's in NY. It was an asylum and then a nursing home. My friend has pictures of shadowy figures and voices on tape. The batteries drained out of her camera and flashlight. Super creepy place. I want to go for a tour.

You are right it is Rolling Hills. Can't wait to go again!

Specializes in family practice and school nursing.

Love this thread. Keep it going for Halloween!!

Specializes in Critical Care, Neuro-trauma.

My mom passed away last summer very suddenly. I had been having an extremely difficult time with it, as to be expected. This past spring, I had just got off a midnight shift where I had just released the body of one of my most favorite residents to the corner. I picked up my phone, attempting to call my mom like I always did as comfort and then got a cold, hard reality check when a stranger answered "her" number. I went home and just balled. A few hours later, my 2 year old wakes up and is just talking away to herself. I ask her who she's talking to. She goes "I'm talking to nana, mommy. She says she loves you and we are ok." Talk about major chills! But it was so good knowing she's watching over me still.

Another story happened a few months ago at work. We had a lady on my unit just 2 days shy of her 101st birthday. She was mostly independent, required minimal assists and could still get herself ready in the mornings. I went in to wake her up for breakfast and she proceeded to tell me that she had a crazy dream where all her dead relatives had showed up in a black Cadillac with a birthday cake for her and wanted her to get in. She said she refused and she wasn't going. I listen and take her to the bathroom. I leave to go grab something out in our med room and when I return she's laying on the floor, semi unconscious. I get her to come around, take her to her room and proceed to do my assessment. Everything was perfectly normal. I leave again, come back 10 minutes later and she was dead!

Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

I remember when my Grandma was on hospice....I cared for her at her bedside at home I slept next to her bed.....we held family reunions every night and she acted like they were right there. I believe they were coming to meet her and take her home. It was comforting.

Specializes in Med-Surg.
My mom passed away last summer very suddenly. I had been having an extremely difficult time with it, as to be expected. This past spring, I had just got off a midnight shift where I had just released the body of one of my most favorite residents to the corner. I picked up my phone, attempting to call my mom like I always did as comfort and then got a cold, hard reality check when a stranger answered "her" number. I went home and just balled. A few hours later, my 2 year old wakes up and is just talking away to herself. I ask her who she's talking to. She goes "I'm talking to nana, mommy. She says she loves you and we are ok." Talk about major chills! But it was so good knowing she's watching over me still.

Another story happened a few months ago at work. We had a lady on my unit just 2 days shy of her 101st birthday. She was mostly independent, required minimal assists and could still get herself ready in the mornings. I went in to wake her up for breakfast and she proceeded to tell me that she had a crazy dream where all her dead relatives had showed up in a black Cadillac with a birthday cake for her and wanted her to get in. She said she refused and she wasn't going. I listen and take her to the bathroom. I leave to go grab something out in our med room and when I return she's laying on the floor, semi unconscious. I get her to come around, take her to her room and proceed to do my assessment. Everything was perfectly normal. I leave again, come back 10 minutes later and she was dead!

You just brought tears to my eyes. I'm so sorry for your loss.

Specializes in Critical Care, Neuro-trauma.
You just brought tears to my eyes. I'm so sorry for your loss.
thank you. My mama was my absolute best friend. I find myself talking to her all the time. Especially after nights like those, but I've seemed to break my habit of calling strangers wanting her haha.
Specializes in Public Health, L&D, NICU.
thank you. My mama was my absolute best friend. I find myself talking to her all the time. Especially after nights like those, but I've seemed to break my habit of calling strangers wanting her haha.

I had a facebook friend (a new nurse I precepted years ago) who died suddenly not too long ago. Her daughter took over her facebook. I'm sure it's a comfort to the daughter, but it gives me a heck of a jump to have "Nurse Nancy likes Revlon!" pop up on my feed. Do whatever it takes to get through your loss, and I'm so sorry your mom is gone.

This is quite possibly the scariest thing I have ever read...

This has scared me more than seeing the shadows going past the doors of the mortuary....

Another story shared with me...........

I used to be an engineer/maintenance man at a private hospital outside Eastern New Orleans. Once, when I was on an evening shift, I was walking toward the PICU, and I was approaching the passenger elevators, when an older woman & her preteen daughter of maybe 10 years old were getting off the elevator in somewhat of a hurry. She approached me, and asked me if there were any accidents or incidents of possible violent death with anyone employed there. I had to think on it for a second, because I knew one story, but I wanted to know why she asked before I told her. She said her daughter saw a black male wearing a plaid shirt with jeans and work boots, but he appeared to be transparent. My mind instantly said "Damn, it can't be." She also informed me that her daughter had an unusual talent for seeing spirits.

Thats when I told her about "Reggie" or "Larry",the name has been disputed over the years, falling to his death down the elevator shaft while the hospital was under construction. I didn't know him, but several other people including doctors,RN's, and fellow co workers have reported catching glimpses of him jumping into the elevator doors or hiding behind dark corners. Her story creeped me out because no one had ever actually described him before. We only knew he was a black man who died during construction. Also of note, he is famous for sending the elevator to a roof, which is only accessible by using a key. The happened to me personally a couple of times. I would always yell out," Hey Buddy, chill out!!", and the elevator would leave that floor on it's own an take you to basement level..

This is quite possibly one of the scariest things I have ever read..

This has scared me more than seeing the shadows going past the mortuary doors...

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