childishparents

My boyfriend used to work in the ER as a scribe before he started medical school. He swore that on nights there was a full moon, weird things would happen. People would, for some reason, be more aggressive/emotional than usual, leading to strange or violent injuries. There was such a correlation, people (doctors, nurses, staff alike) would mark the date of the full moon on the calendar just so they weren't blindsided by an especially busy night. He always tried to get that day off, but of course, it wasn't always up to him.

My aunt, who's also an ER nurse in a different city, apparently swears the same thing. My mom's best friend, another ER nurse in another city, has also been remembered to say the same thing.

Have you noticed any correlation?

Thanks for the response! That's exactly what he would say too, an influx of psych patients with very strange behavior.

Thank you for your work as a nurse in the emergency department. I know it can be hard and thankless work, but it really is a fundamental part of the backbone of our medical system, and I am truly grateful!