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Emory University apologizes after nurses made ‘disrespectful’ TikToks about new parents and ‘labor icks’
- A group of labor and delivery nurses appear to have lost their jobs after posting a viral TikTok where they shared what patients do to ‘gross’ them.
- ‘The ick’ is a term that has been coined to describe a ‘sudden feeling of revulsion and total rejection from someone you’ve been dating’
- The video was posted by a now-deleted account @hanhinton where four Emory University nurses explained what patients do to upset them.
- One said, while wearing university-branded scrubs: “My gross is when you ask me how much the baby weighs and it’s still in your hands.”
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A group of delivery nurses appear to have lost their jobs after posting a viral TikTok where they shared what patients do to ‘gross’ them.
‘The ick’ is a term that has been coined to describe a ‘sudden feeling of revulsion and total rejection of someone you’ve been dating’, although these nurses seem to have brought it into the workplace.
Unlike major red flags like violence or infidelity, “the ick” generally refers to “little habits or behaviors that suddenly become impossible to ignore.”
The video was posted by a now largely deleted account @hanhinton where four nurses from Emory University in Georgia explained what patients do to upset them.
One said, while wearing university-branded scrubs: “My gross is when you ask me how much the baby weighs and it’s still in your hands.”
A group of labor and delivery nurses appear to have lost their jobs after posting a viral TikTok where they shared what patients do to ‘gross’ them.
The video was posted by a now largely deleted account @hanhinton where four nurses from Emory University in Georgia explained what patients do to upset them.
‘The ick’ is a term that has been coined to describe a ‘sudden feeling of revulsion and total rejection from someone you’ve been dating’, though these nurses seem to have brought it into the workplace.
Unlike major red flags like violence or infidelity, “yuck” usually refers to “little habits or behaviors that suddenly become impossible to ignore.”
One said, while wearing university-branded scrubs: “My gross is when you ask me how much the baby weighs and it’s still in your hands.”
Another said: ‘Saying you don’t want any pain meds, no epidurals, but you have an eight out of ten pain.’
The icks weren’t always referring to the patients, one said: “When the father comes out and asks for a paternity test right outside the room door.”
Commenters immediately jumped on them, with a saying, according to buzz: ‘My ick is when people work in healthcare and have no compassion for people.’
The school, through Emory Healthcare, said the four nurses are now “former” employees, though it’s unclear if they were fired directly because of the video.
They posted on Instagram: “We are aware of the TikTok video that included disrespectful and unprofessional comments about maternity patients.”
The school, through Emory Healthcare, said the four nurses are now “former” employees, though it’s unclear if they were fired directly because of the video.
Emory added, “This video does not represent our commitment to patient and family-centered care and does not meet the values and standards we expect each member of our team to hold and demonstrate.”
the original account, @hanhinton, it has been removed and reactivated with only one video left in the feed.
However, the video appears to have gone viral enough for the university to take action, with the commenter saying, “Shame on all the patients.” I would never want my nurse to be like this. Nasty.’