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 ICU, SDU, OR, RR, Ortho, Hospice RN.
:lol2::lol2::lol2:Me waking up and looking at myself in the mirror!! :lol2::lol2::lol2:

yikes!!!

Specializes in Med-Surg/Peds/O.R./Legal/cardiology.

Trendynurse! GAALEE!! That scared the CRAP out of me!!!! I think I jumped out of this chair 2 feet!!!! :lol2:

Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..

I've got to get in on this one, but not tonite. It's past my bedtime already. CUtomorrow!!!

I'd have to say nurse managers. I've heard they exist, but I very rarely see one.

I have seen them, they do exist but I have yet to see one do any work!!hehe!

Specializes in Schoolnurse,homehealth,specialneeds,IHS.
I'd have to say nurse managers. I've heard they exist, but I very rarely see one.

cute!

Specializes in Schoolnurse,homehealth,specialneeds,IHS.

Wow!!

Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..

I'm currently living in a hospice care assisted living facility. I have lived her 21 months. During that time I have experienced my call bell being rung. When the help appeared, I would tell them I didn't ring it.

One day the fire alarm bell kept ticking all day long in the next room. Nobody could find out what it was. It disappeared just like it appeared; suddenly.

When these things happen, I say, "The spooks are here again." There's nothing to be afraid of. My grandmother experienced many events in her lifetime.

Well, a few years ago I was a volunteer at a LTC facility (which is why I decided to pursue nursing) and I went into an residents room to fetch something for her. (Nobody was in the room and I had just came back from an activity to grab something for her). Anyway, I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned to look - nobody was there.

I can't wait to start nursing so I have lots of stories to tell!

I do think it's funny how a few posters mentioned that the facility they work at is next to a cemetary, and that might be the reason why there are so many spirits there.

A hospital or long term care facility has more spirits than anyplace! Cemetaries don't have spirits!

Specializes in ortho/neuro/general surgery.
I do think it's funny how a few posters mentioned that the facility they work at is next to a cemetary, and that might be the reason why there are so many spirits there.

A hospital or long term care facility has more spirits than anyplace! Cemetaries don't have spirits!

I agree that hospitals and LTCs have lots of spirits around. But I disagree that cemetaries don't have spirits. I've experienced things in cemetaries that lead me to think otherwise. Several months ago I smelled the distinct smell of cigar smoke when standing near a person's headstone, and there was no one around that had been smoking anything.

Specializes in LTC, Subacute Rehab.
I do think it's funny how a few posters mentioned that the facility they work at is next to a cemetary, and that might be the reason why there are so many spirits there.

A hospital or long term care facility has more spirits than anyplace! Cemetaries don't have spirits!

Yesss they do. I've had my back patted, and a tight ponytail undone while alone in a cemetery.

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