Nurses in ‘disrespectful’ TikTok about labor and delivery ‘icks’ are now ‘former employees’

A group of delivery nurses appear to have lost their jobs after posting a viral TikTok where they shared what patients do to give them ‘the ick.’ 

‘The ick’ is a term that’s been coined to describe a ‘sudden feeling of repulsion and total turn-off from somebody you’ve been dating’, though these nurses appear to have brought it to the workplace.

Unlike major red flags like violence or infidelity, ‘the ick’ typically refers to ‘little habits or behavior which suddenly become impossible to ignore’. 

The video was posted by a now largely wiped clean account @hanhinton where four nurses at Emory University in Georgia explained what patients do to tick them off.

One stated, while wearing scrubs branded with the university: ‘My ick is when you ask me how much the baby weighs, and it’s still in your hands.’

A group of delivery nurses appear to have lost their jobs after posting a viral TikTok where they shared what patients do to give them ‘the ick’

The video was posted by a now largely wiped clean account @hanhinton where four nurses at Emory University in Georgia explained what patients do to tick them off

‘The ick’ is a term that’s been coined to describe a ‘sudden feeling of repulsion and total turn-off from somebody you’ve been dating’, though these nurses appear to have brought it to the workplace

Unlike major red flags like violence or infidelity, ‘the ick’ typically refers to ‘little habits or behavior which suddenly become impossible to ignore’

One stated, while wearing scrubs branded with the university: ‘My ick 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 medicine, no epidural, but you are at an eight out of ten pain.’ 

The icks didn’t always pertain to patients, one said: ‘When the dad comes outside and asks for a paternity test right outside the room door.’ 

Commenters immediately jumped on them, with one saying, according to Buzzfeed: ‘My ick is when people work in healthcare and don’t have compassion for people.’ 

The school, via Emory Healthcare, said that the four nurses are now ‘former’ employees, though it’s unclear if they were directly fired due to the video.  

They posted on Instagram: ‘We are aware of the TikTok video that included disrespectful and unprofessional comments about maternity patients.’ 

The school, via Emory Healthcare, said that the four nurses are now ‘former’ employees, though it’s unclear if they were directly fired due to the video

Emory added: ‘This video does not represent our commitment to patient- and family-centered care and falls short of the values and standards we expect every member of our team to hold and demonstrate.’ 

The original account, @hanhinton, has been deleted and reactivated with just one video left on the feed. 

However, the video appears to have gone viral enough for the university to take action, with commenter saying: ‘Such a disgrace to all patients. Would never want my nurse to be like this. Nasty.’