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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 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

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 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

AllAugust 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.

CCU StoriesAugust 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 StoriesOctober 22, 2025

I have a scar on my forehead from a patient throwing their clipboard at me because they didn’t want to fill out new patient paperwork. Needed 5 stitches.

RN StoriesOctober 22, 2025

When I worked in SICU, there was a CT surgeon who had a page long set of “call if” orders. He yelled at the wrong night shift nurse and from

RN StoriesOctober 21, 2025

When I worked as a nurse tech we had a 62 year old cowboy who was involved in an MVC. He only had scrapes and bruises. He was going to

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

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

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

AllOctober 21, 2025

I once had to drag my patient in his wheelchair with an oxygen tank backwards across 5 lanes of traffic. He was an alcoholic and was trying to escape to

AllOctober 22, 2025

I once had a patient tell me she was allergic to alcohol. Her reaction: it made her laugh and feel funny. But she was committed and wouldn’t even let us

AllAugust 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

AllAugust 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,

Cardiology StoriesOctober 22, 2025

As a young nurse I worked in a hospital on a cardiac floor, but we did have some overflow patients or patients with a Gl consult. This one Gl doc

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

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