What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

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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...

Does anyone know about dogs after death? I just lost my beloved golden retriever and need this info.

brigily2000,

There is a reason why we are connected to the animals we love.

Check out this site:

http://www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm303042.html

It might help you.

Specializes in ED, Hospice, ICU, Trach and vent.

About a year and a half ago I was working the 11p-7a shift in a nursing home. We had a patient that could not ring her call light d/t paralysis. About 2am the call light in her room went off. Me and the CNA's just looked at each other for a second then went to the room. The call light was in the trash can beside her bed so we just figured it had fallen and somehow the button was pushed. Well, about 5 minutes later the light wen off again. When we went into the room it was on the bedrail right where we left it, but no way the pt had pushed it. (she was in a private room). We went back to the nsg station and sure enough the light went off again (3rd time...:eek:) a few minutes later and again the cord was where we left it. We had no idea what was going on.

A few minutes passed while we were talking about this one of the CNA's got up to answer a light across the hall from that pt. When she got to the room, the pt who rang the light told her something was wrong with her roommate. Sure enough, her roommate had passed away. As soon as she said this the light from the pts room who could not ring it went off again. We went and turned it off and as far as we know it has never went off again. We were really spooked to say the least.

I love reading this thread!

Specializes in Administration.

Last year we lost a long-time (30 years!) surgical nurse to breast cancer. The OR was her home, and she was always the first one there in the morning. About a week after she died, I went into the corridor by the OR suite and I heard her say "Good morning" in her low, southern drawl, just like she always did. I turned, and there was nobody there. This happened again several times over the next week or so, but I didn't think much of it, I figured it was just my mind playing tricks on me. One day we were having a potluck and talking about our good old friend and I said "you know, I sometimes hear her say "good morning" when I walk into the corridor. Everyone fell silent. One by one, several of the other nurses said "so do I". None of us had said anything because it seemed so silly. After comparing notes, the voice was coming from the same corner of the corridor.

Specializes in pure and simple psych.

SO cool. Wonderful that she has let you know that she is still there. Now that she has, it might be time for her to follow the light. But what a gift!!

SO cool. Wonderful that she has let you know that she is still there. Now that she has, it might be time for her to follow the light. But what a gift!!

I agree..........

Was thinking. I would have better things to do than hang around work. lol

Specializes in ortho/neuro/general surgery.

s'posed to be working, I'm on rehab tonight, just two nurses and no aide, around 1 am we smelled a nasty burning smell all of a sudden, and the coffee pot was on and burning cuz there was no coffee in it, just a bunch of brown crud at the bottom, and it had been almost 2 hours since 2nd shift had left and they hadn't had it on, and no one else had turned it on, it just turned on by itself; then while I was on break the other nurse kept hearing goofy noises and the hair on her neck was standing on end, then the defib on the crash cart came on suddenly at 3 am- which it's supposed to do- but we forgot that and it scared the crap out of us

we both have felt like we're being watched, still do right now... apparently someone checked into rehab and never left

Specializes in RN CRRN.
s'posed to be working, I'm on rehab tonight, just two nurses and no aide, around 1 am we smelled a nasty burning smell all of a sudden, and the coffee pot was on and burning cuz there was no coffee in it, just a bunch of brown crud at the bottom, and it had been almost 2 hours since 2nd shift had left and they hadn't had it on, and no one else had turned it on, it just turned on by itself; then while I was on break the other nurse kept hearing goofy noises and the hair on her neck was standing on end, then the defib on the crash cart came on suddenly at 3 am- which it's supposed to do- but we forgot that and it scared the crap out of us

we both have felt like we're being watched, still do right now... apparently someone checked into rehab and never left

Okay so I work in rehab too, we have a storage room and this one nurse was in there (there is a sink and mirror) next to a drink machine, she was getting a drink of water from the faucet and sortof looked up and saw a dead pan woman standing behind her turned around and she was gone, there was no one in the room or hallway--and believe me we KNOW our visitors and pts!!! It wasn't till she mentioned this that we all mentioned we get creeped out in that room and feel like we are being watched...two other night RNs saw a person get on the elevator ran and caught up to it before it went down, the door opened and no one was there, they both looked at each other and realized that they both saw it. Other times call lights go off in empty rooms, and we find the call lights under the pillows. One room is soooo cold, and we tape report in there and sometimes it comes out all gargly and drawn out ---reallllllly crrrreeeepppy,,,,,heres to rehab!!!!

Specializes in RN CRRN.
Hi all! I posted a ghost story here last week that happened to me a few months back. It was about a lady that said a little girl was in her room and she had trouble getting her to sleep--patting her bed, saying the little girl finally calmed down and was now asleep in bed with her. Well, the next morning, the man accross the hall died. (Mr. W). Anyway, this morning we sent Mr. W's old roomate to the hopital because he went into severe CHF and was in resp. distress. I was telling the on-coming nurse about it. She said "I knew something would happen to him because last week he told me that "those children that were in his room the night Mr. W was dying, were back again.":uhoh21: Now mind you, I did not know anything about his room-mate seeing children in the room the night his Mr. W was dying and I never told that nurse about the lady accross the hall seeing the little girl that night either. That nurse only works weekends and floats all over. She has heard the stories of the children, but had not heard my story. I got goose bumps! Not sure what will happen with that patient we sent to the hospital today. I will keep you posted!

we also have stories from pts at night who say there are little kids running in and out of their rooms and spilling their water and taking their call lights...These are CVA pts and dont have their water near their bed -they need assistance to drink--but there is the water all over the bed...it happens in 3s:uhoh3:

Specializes in RN CRRN.
Just read the post about Angels. Have seen an angel, I feel, when we soo needed it!

my Daughters darling Boyfriend was killed in a car crash, after dropping her home, in February, 2005. After the funeral, which was very personal and special, we came home, and the snow was falling, but through the kitchen window was such a Bright shaft of sunlight, with a white feather floating in it! we let the feather settle, and it did, on a beautiful rose that our DD had been sent in a bouquet from friends. it stuck to the rose all that week and she sat near, then it was gone.

Always took comfort in the idea that it was that dear boy, helping his girl, letting her know he was close by.

She also jumped up and ran downstairs late one night, asking if her Dad had whispered her name in her ear and kissed her cheek...He hadn't..we were both downstairs....but she felt so protected with the whisper and the hug and the kiss, she thought it was her Daddy! But, no-one else was there..we felt it was her darling boy, wishing her a good nights sleep , which she hadn't had for such a while!

comfort exists in thinking loved ones are able to be around, helped us!

how sad..

this is not the same thing, i know...but the day after tgiving 2005 we had to put our 11 year old dog to sleep and i had been off the few days before with him...he seemed to get better and I couldn't get off work that day no way...I came home and felt so awful knowing I would go inside and he wouldn't be there....I said a little prayer for a sign (you know the whole do dogs go to heaven? will i see him again?) I then thought this is silly...turned off the engine...I had a plastic box/package-square on the seat next to me...the light from the street was far away...but as I reached over to grab my bag I felt this light coming from the roof of the car...I looked up and saw perfectly outlined a dove with his wings outspread -the SQUARE box was reflecting upward -I know others may say it was just a reflection but I had asked for a sign and got one that helped me go in that house....I instantly felt comforted....I knew I would see him again....sometimes I still heard him baying outside... in the months that followed...He was still a hound....even now:o

Specializes in RN CRRN.
Does anyone know about dogs after death? I just lost my beloved golden retriever and need this info.

I just posted one on this topic...I hope it helps...When it happened it REALLY helped me....I am sorry for your loss...I have been there:o

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