Nurses are here to provide medical help for the sick or dying. But in some instances, bad nurses aren’t interested in doing any of that. Some of them would rather steal meds or even kill patients rather than take care of them. In other instances, nurses posts pictures of their patients on social media—a huge violation of privacy.
Read on to find out about nurses who behaved badly and got caught, nurses who broke the law, nurses who got fired, shocking nurse crimes, naughty nurses, and even the rare killer nurse. After reading this you’re going to think twice about ever going to the hospital again.
Nurses Who Behaved Badly (and Got Caught),
Texas Nurse Kills Mother and Steals Her Baby
Verna McClain, a nurse from Texas, was charged with murder after she shot a new mother and kidnapped her three-day-old baby. She allegedly shot the mom in the parking lot of a pediatric office and left her to die before speeding away in her truck.
Swiss Nurse Posts Picture of a Corpse to Facebook
In 2013, a nurse in Switzerland was investigated after she posted pictures of herself posed next to the body of a dead woman. Other photos of the woman featured alleged Satanic imagery and depicted sado-masochism.
Italian Nurse Kills 38 Patients
In 2014, a 42 year old Italian nurse was arrested after she killed 38 patients because she found them "annoying." She even went so far as to have one of her coworkers snap a quick pic of her next to a patient that she murdered with potassium chloride. The nurse was also known to give the patients large amounts of laxatives at the end of her shift to embarrass the nurses coming on duty after her.
School Nurse Goes on Racist Tirade
A school nurse at Mundy’s Mill Middle School in Georgia went off on an 11 year old boy after he and another boy started throwing a bag of chips around. The nurse allegedly stormed up to the boy and said, "I will knock your lights and I will f*** you up," then proceeded to use a racial slur.
Facebook Post Gets Four Nurses Fired
When William Wells arrived at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach after being stabbed a dozen times, and having his throat slashed so hard that he was almost beheaded, the nurses on duty took photos of him and immediately posted them to Facebook. According to Saint Mary's, four staff members were fired and three were disciplined.
Nurse Fired for Insensitive Instagram Post
In 2014, a nurse at New York Presbyterian Hospital was fired for violating a patient privacy law after she posted an Instagram photo of a messy, but empty, room used to treat a man who was hit by a subway train, along with the phrase "#Man vs 6 train." The nurse in question, Katie Duke, had been featured on the reality show New York Med.
Nurse Steals from Children's Hospital
In Akron, Ohio, an RN working at the Children's Hospital was caught stealing copious amounts of fentanyl (an intense opioid). After she was caught, the woman explained that she stole the drugs by moving them from the "use" drug section at the hospital to the "waste" section.
Nurse Takes Pictures of Patient's Penis
In 2016, a nurse in upstate New York was busted after she took pictures of an unconscious patient's penis and sent them to her coworkers. She was able to cop a plea deal and get off without any federal charges by giving up her license.
Nurse Fired for Facebook Rant
A nurse at Seton Medical Center in California was fired in 2011 after she made a Facebook post shortly before she went to work that read, "Instead of spending my birthday celebrating, I will be working all night cleaning up feces. I loathe that effin heffer!!! Burn in hell you effed up spawn of satan. I curse you and wish you a lifetime of pain and suffering." And she went on like that for another paragraph and a half. One of her coworkers (possibly the heffer?) read it and the nurse was let go.
Nurse Reuses Needle to Give Out Vaccinations
In a story that might keep you from visiting the doctor ever again, a nurse in New Jersey admitted to administering 67 flu shots with only two needles. Although she did wipe them off after each use.