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...

Ok... it's like, 2hours later that I have started reading these stories!!! I have never posted here before, just really like to hear what's going on around the rest of the country with nursing. I sincerely don't have time for this!! lol

Keep them coming....... and yes... after 15+ years in health care and nursing, I have quite a few of my own.. will post them after the holidays.

Will look forward to them :)

Have a wonderful Christmas, everyone!!! :Ball:

Specializes in Brain injury,vent,peds ,geriatrics,home.
One night I was caring for a dying male patient. He was scared and I spent quite some time with him, trying to calm and reassure him. Eventually he calmed and I left the bedside and went over to the nurses station which was about 15 feet away. As I sat down I glanced over to him and there was a black shape standing over the bed, looking down at the patient. I was terrified, and am sure it was something evil.

Thats really scary!:uhoh3:

Specializes in disability.

These are sooooooooooo scary but Gee I cant stop reading them.

Specializes in SDU, Tele, Hospice, Radiology, Education.

Bump, Bump, Bump:Santa3: :Holly2:

(want to make sure this doesn't get lost---it's a great thread!!)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

One night I was caring for a dying male patient. He was scared and I spent quite some time with him, trying to calm and reassure him. Eventually he calmed and I left the bedside and went over to the nurses station which was about 15 feet away. As I sat down I glanced over to him and there was a black shape standing over the bed, looking down at the patient. I was terrified, and am sure it was something evil.

Oh my God! What did you do next? It might sound like a stupid question considering what could you do, but did you pray for his soul or the protection for others surrounding the hospital. Did the the patient suddenly die afterwards? Did he realize the figure was standing over him after you had made it back to the nurses' station? Were you to afraid to check back on him? Although your story is short&simple, I find yours to be the most striking...

Now I don't even know why I'm sitting here reading these stories because I am like the scariest person. I have to admit this is the scariest thing I have ever heard. Okay next story :chuckle

I have to agree. This is--by far--the scariest one I have read so far, and I am on page 13.

Maybe she could throw some my way too. :chuckle

Hey! Tell her not to forget about me when she starts handing out those numbers!

How in the world did he hit them twice?

Yes, I am curious about this, too.

i heard this story from a friend of mine, who is also a fellow nursing student but from another university. one night, while they were on a night shift, a 9-year-old female child unfortunately died in the pedia ward. my friend was the one assigned to perform post-mortem care to the said patient. so there he was, cleaning the patient's body and all. he placed a red bracelet in the patient's right hand, as it was the policy of the hospital to place a red tag on the right hand of all patients who are pronounced dead. after performing his tasks, he was on his way to the elevator when suddenly, the little girl came running after him! terrified, he quickly pushed the close button so that the elevator would close right away and bring him to safety down to the lower floor.

while inside the elevator, an old woman in hospital gown asked him why he closed the elevator door right away when a child wanted to board in. still overwhelmed with fear, he explained to the old lady "that was the child that i just performed post-mortem care a while ago. she is already dead. did you saw the red tag on her right arm? that is the mark for all dead patients here in this hospital..." the old woman raised her right arm and replied... "similar to this?"

my friend was found unconcious inside the elevator a few moments later. he never stepped inside the said hospital again. ever.

no honking way!!!!!!!!

that is the second scariest one i have read!!!!!!!!!

Nursing student here...about to start clinical...and freaking out about these stories...yikes.

Sorry, I hadn't realised that was going to be such a long post!!

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