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RN StoriesAugust 8, 2025

when I was orienting for my first nursing job, I asked my preceptor what she thought of malpractice insurance because she had been a nurse for almost 40 years. She

AllAugust 15, 2025

As an ER nurse I had a 45 pointed at my head and the husband of the woman we were working on threatened to kill every healthcare worker in the

AllAugust 13, 2025

CCU nurse here. Code going on and the intern, who was certifiable, wanted us to stop the code so he could look up the strips in his manual. Needless to

RN StoriesAugust 8, 2025

New grads- call the board of nursing and request a copy of your state’s nurse practice act. That way you will know what is in your scope of practice. Your

PCU StoriesAugust 15, 2025

I was PCU RN of 2 yrs, sitting running strips at the beginning of my shift. DR X, known for being a screamer at RNs, walks up to me with

Emergency Room StoriesAugust 10, 2025

Had a patient come in for vaginal drainage (green pudding-like), itching, odor with her boyfriend. Walked in on them having sex. Calmly told him he will need antibiotics for the

RN StoriesAugust 15, 2025

I once had to change a foley on a 300 lb woman in a house where there was no electricity in 96 degree weather with a flashlight held by a

RN StoriesAugust 15, 2025

I had a 6’5″ man parading in the corridor wearing a gold lamè g-string, of his wife’s, and a frilly gown. He thought there was nothing wrong with his chokos*

RN StoriesAugust 11, 2025

Was physically assaulted by a patient. Tried to redirect him, but got thrown twice against the wall and punched in the face. Suffered low back injury as I had landed

RN StoriesAugust 15, 2025

Walked in on a patient on her OnlyFans page and had to explain to the doctor what it was and what she was doing.

RN StoriesJuly 30, 2025

I’m a NICU nurse & admitted a newborn from home, there were LIVE fleas INSIDE its diaper. I jumped 5 feet & we bagged ALL their blankets as they were

AllAugust 12, 2025

Was transporting a 97 year old guy home for hospice/end of life, he was expected to pass within the next couple of days. He looked at me and said, “I

RN StoriesAugust 15, 2025

We have a patient on our floor that keeps assaulting nurses and staff. Patients are scared to walk in the hallways because of the fear of being assaulted. Been told

RN StoriesAugust 15, 2025

I got a call on my day off that they found a urine stain on a sheet that was changed a week ago. The resident likes to make her bed

AllAugust 11, 2025

I used to work at a jail, and while the female inmates were showering, all hell broke loose. Turns out one of the sex workers had money in her hoo-ha,

RN StoriesAugust 3, 2025

my older nurse coworker that is in her 60’s was beat up by a guy that was in his right mind that she was trying to to help keep from

RN StoriesAugust 12, 2025

When I worked night shift, we used to have to walk through an old nursing home building to get to the new nursing home to do portable X-rays. One day,

Hospice StoriesAugust 6, 2025

Patient asks, “What happens after I die?” As your hospice nurse, you would be bathed from head to toe, you would be lotioned, you would have a fresh gown put

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