Nurse Criticized for Posting TikTok After Patient's Death

A nurse is facing backlash for posting a TikTok of her crying after a patient died. In the video, the nurse is overwhelmed with emotion as she leans against the wall and removes her mask. However, many people who have seen the video on social media are calling her "self-promoting" and the video to be "cringe-worthy." Some health care workers even believe she went too far. The nurse has now deleted her TikTok account.

[mindyourmess]

My sister is a nurse and whenever she has lost a patient she doesn't even want to talk to anyone let alone pick up a phone set it up and put on a show for social media.

[theresahaines]

Narcissism is a major problem in this country, and I blame all social media platforms for turning people into attention seeking fools.

[veggiesaremurder]

"Look at how strong and caring I am". This is absolutely sick.

[donnaromano]

As an RN of 43 years and now retired, this is so disturbing on so many levels. I’m grateful that my bedside ICU days were before all this social media stuff. HIPAA was passed for a reason.

[isrulius]

Imagine setting up the phone, opening TikTok, choosing the song, setting the countdown, then pacing in the hallway doing this nonsense.

[commandplay]

As a nurse I absolutely find other nurses who post tik toks while on the job extremely annoying and unprofessional.

[rachelyisulboone]

How disrespectful it is not only to the patient but to also to the patient's friends and family.

[Lovely-kurn]

As a healthcare worker, this is cringe AF. I've lost patients, unfortunately, and there's too much work, charting, dealing with doctors, nurses and even families. I don't even have the time to think about pulling out my phone, going to a corner and record myself dealing with a death.

[susanbaumann]

This woman is not grieving. She’s performing.

[marlkalone]

Imagine how distasteful it would have been to see your nurse set up a camera, press record, and then act like this after your family member died.

[CollShu]

This is so embarrassing and immature if I was aware of my physician ever doing this I’d refuse treatment from them

[vtubersubs]

The last thing a person experiencing real grief wants to do is record it.

[juanoro-barcenas]

We live in a world were people want to be seen as some sort of local celebrity instead of acting professional when dealing with serious matters.

[mifnp]

I have been a nurse for 30+ years.
This was VERY unprofessional and yes, unethical. It's never about YOU!

[valkyriehutton]

I died on the gurney in the e.d. I'm glad the medical staff worked so hard to bring me back instead of running out into the hall to make a video.

[birdiec]

I developed very close relationships with a few patients when i worked in a nursing home. I considered them actual friends, not residents. Id have lunch breaks in their rooms chatting, theyd give me cookies and id just let them tell me their stories.

Not once when my friends died did i ever think of making some weird tiktok. If youre able to process the thought of " i should record my grief" - youre probably not really grieving. The most i did was reach out to their families and offer condolences. I dont need strangers online giving me sympathy. Ill cry in private.

Rest in Peace Maidi and Nana Lois 🕊

[Babalutu]

I’m a nurse, while true we feel really down after losing a patient, but you know what? It shouldn’t be about us. We don’t make it about us. We move on and carry on with our duties. We don’t make videos for attention. That’s just really unprofessional and a narcissistic behavior.

[migueeel]

She opened tiktok, set up her phone in a good angle, show her fake cringe emotion, apply the song/text etc. wonder how many takes did she have to do in order for her to post this 🤮🤮🤮

[vanessarosales]

How ridiculous!! She's not thinking about the patient she lost, she is thinking about how she can be a centre of attention and get sympathy from other 🙄😒

[Shay_TheUnpopularOpinion_]

She’s not grieving, she is performing and it’s disgusting.