What's the worse thing you have seen?

I'm sure it's plenty of threads on this but, I thought I would get an updated one.

What's the worse thing you have seen as a nurse?
A patient's misfortune should not be retold as a story just for the sensationlism. I have seen some truly heartbreaking and awful things but I would not talk about them for anothers "entertainment".

Bugs

My first Assessment on a pt with plenty of warts around his Anus. It grossed me out so much that i didnt have apetitie for a week.

Well from my point of view it is grandma or grandpa kept alive with vents and peg feeding with no hope of recovery. Its the LOL that come from home with bed sores the size of dinner plates. It's the mom that went into resp distress codes and the family wants everything done but refuses to take her home on a trach since no nursing home will take her either. Yet still refuses to make her a DNR code after code.. Injuries and accidents or even gun shots don't bother me as bad as the neglected..

"I'm sure it's plenty of threads on this but, I thought I would get an updated one. What's the worse thing you have seen as a nurse?"WHY ???? Perhaps I am wrong but in my opinion its a bit pathetic and pathological especially with that smile button you placed at least in my thinking. WHY do you seek this - is the question - Respectfully how is this educational or informative or is it just feeding a dark side ? Go read the past post if that is what your looking for or a present humanistic educational logic for this request.Marc

I think whats horrible for one nurse may be no big deal for another. Personally, I don't like "skin" things. Big decub ulcers on the bed-bound elderly really bother me. One time we had a young woman who had some rare skin condition who looked like all of her skin had been burned. That really bothered me, too. These things are heartbreaking for me, certainly not "entertainment".

loriangel14, great answer !

Oh jeez its just story that makes u go wow....not like im here laughing my gut off about the story.

Do you mean worse or funniest? You have a smile in the post, so Im thinking its a misuse of words, maybe??? When I worked in LTC, there was an elderly man that carried around a comb and everytime he saw a nurse he thought was pretty, he'd pull his comb out, slick his hair back and say something "fresh" as he called it. I thought that was one of the funniest things Ive seen. But maybe Im off topic o_O?????WAIT!! There was an elderly lady there that had the really old "breast implants" her boobs werent going anywhere! Now that was the most unique thing I'd ever seen.

Peds codes are the worst. I will not give the details of any of them. They suck. That what you're looking for?

wow. I trully can not imagine doing code on peds...adult yes and that's still breaks my heart ...but peds oh.. but it must be done.

The thread wasn't intendent on "entertainment". Looking after I have posted this the smilie should not have gone there. The reason I ask this is because I want to become a nurse but i'm not sure if I am able to handle it due to some of the things you all see, that's why I asked. I'd love to hear the funny stories too, they are great.