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...

Specializes in experienced in 11 areas of nursing.

started my rounds around 12 am, i was working on my last pt at the end of the hallway and needed some assistance to lift the pt up in bed. i was about to leave the pt's bedside when a nurse in her white uniform walked in front of the room and right away i asked for her help but she continued walking w/o even stopping or looking my way. my jaw dropped in disbelief, and i decided to wait for her because she'll have to come back this same way...but she didn't. i left the pt's bedside, stepped out of the room and looked in the direction she just went to and asked myself what the heck happened with her? she could only have gone to the storage room and an empty room going under construction where only the bathroom was usable. i stared at the two closed doors at the end of the hallway for a second and opened them one by one........both were empty.

Specializes in Med-Surg/Tele/IMCU.

About 4 years ago, before I was a nurse, I was working on an inpatient PINS unit as a tech. One day, a sick and depressed younger man in room "4" managed to get the window in the room open and jump to his death from several stories high (I was not there that day, but there was an eery feeling on the unit for long after the incident). A couple of years later, we had a retired priest in room "4" who was very confused, combative, and agitated. He would yell and cuss and tell anyone who touched him that they were going to go to hell. It was very strange and uncomfortable. However, that afternoon as I was checking on him he was very calm and lucid. I was standing between his bed and the window talking to him when I noticed that he was looking passed me. I asked him what he was looking at and he said "Brian". I was confused, and was sure he was too. I asked him where he was, etc... to find that he was completely oriented. He said "turn around and see for yourself, honey. Brian's right there." I turned around and I don't know if my mind was playing tricks on me but I saw a weird glowy haze in the corner of the room by the window. When I left the room I told one of the nurses who verified that that was the pt's name who had jumped years before. ...goosebumps...

Specializes in midwifery, NICU.

[quote=RN mom of 2;. I heard that young kids (before they know to be frightened) leave their bodies and kind of hover around. This sounds weird, but I have memories of hanging out in the corner near the ceiling and looking down at myself sleeping. Maybe they were just dreams, though.

OMG..RN, ME TOO!!!! Still can feel the feeling of being pressed into that corner, but it stopped happening as I grew up! Too many people experience stuff like this for it to be a dream.

[quote=RN mom of 2;. I heard that young kids (before they know to be frightened) leave their bodies and kind of hover around. This sounds weird, but I have memories of hanging out in the corner near the ceiling and looking down at myself sleeping. Maybe they were just dreams, though.

OMG..RN, ME TOO!!!! Still can feel the feeling of being pressed into that corner, but it stopped happening as I grew up! Too many people experience stuff like this for it to be a dream.

Too many people experience dreams, too.

[quote=RN mom of 2;. I heard that young kids (before they know to be frightened) leave their bodies and kind of hover around. This sounds weird, but I have memories of hanging out in the corner near the ceiling and looking down at myself sleeping. Maybe they were just dreams, though.

OMG..RN, ME TOO!!!! Still can feel the feeling of being pressed into that corner, but it stopped happening as I grew up! Too many people experience stuff like this for it to be a dream.

can I just say how glad Iam that im not the only one whos had this experiance! I have told very few people and they look at me like im a looney bird! LOL

i went on an overnight ghost hunt to eastern state pen. i had a few creepy things happen there the most eriey was when my hubby and i were alng in a wing with just a bunch of open cells. it was totally black all around us. hubby is always really close to me and sometimes i get irritated. well I felt breathing on my neck and was turning to say back up to hubby. and he was about 25 FT from me! I know i felt breathing on my neck! weird! also while we were there I walked thru a spot where i felt totally nausous. then i stepped right out. i steped back felt sick stepped out was fine. we got several ghost iages that night to.

I found the most amazing and scary ghost video EVER! iam always looking for evidence of ghosts and paranormal well anyway i found this.

happy halloween!
Specializes in nursery, L and D.

I want you to know, Ms. Trendynursingstudent, that I dumped my bowl of cereal in my lap while watching that!!!! Thanks ALOT!!!

maybe I should put a disclaimer like they have on rollercoasters ? LOL sorry :chair:

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[quote=RN mom of 2;. I heard that young kids (before they know to be frightened) leave their bodies and kind of hover around. This sounds weird, but I have memories of hanging out in the corner near the ceiling and looking down at myself sleeping. Maybe they were just dreams, though.

OMG..RN, ME TOO!!!! Still can feel the feeling of being pressed into that corner, but it stopped happening as I grew up! Too many people experience stuff like this for it to be a dream.

it is called astral projection....

One of our old farms is very haunted. We've had ghost hunters out there and the Tennessean even called wanting to do a story about the place.

im sure animals and children have a sixth sense that we outgrow or dont have. its amazing to me that some dogs have been known to have the ability to warn an epilleptic owner or an impending sezure and to be able to seemingly sniff out cancer.

my sixth month old stares off sometimes when im feeding him. i always thought he was fascinated with the ceiling fixture but maybe its something else.

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