Can you share a specific travel nurse horror story about difficult patients?

Sure. There was a student nurse who had to deal with a very verbally abusive patient. The patient would constantly shout insults at the student nurse, making her feel really bad. It was hard for her to focus on providing proper care while being treated so poorly.

Well, there was this situation where a new nurse was working in the emergency room. A severely injured patient was brought in, and there was blood everywhere. The nurse was trying her best to help, but she was really squeamish about blood. She almost fainted several times during the process of treating the patient. It was a horror story for her in the sense that she was pushed to her limits both physically and mentally in a very difficult situation.

A nurse in a BuzzFeed story may have had to deal with a patient who had a contagious and very dangerous disease but refused to follow isolation protocols. This put the nurse and other patients at great risk.

Yes. There was a patient who had Holep and afterward, had a urinary tract infection that was really severe. It was very painful and took a long time to treat. Another patient had a Holep and the doctor accidentally nicked a nearby organ slightly during the procedure. It was a very scary situation as it could have led to more serious complications, but luckily it was resolved with careful monitoring.

Sure. A server once had a customer who changed their order multiple times. After the food finally arrived, the customer said they didn't like it and demanded a different meal for free. When the server said that wasn't possible, the customer started to make a scene, shouting insults at the server in front of other customers.

Sure. There was a traveler who booked a diving tour. When they got on the boat, they realized that the safety equipment was in a really bad state. The oxygen tanks were old and rusty. During the dive, one of the tanks started to malfunction. Luckily, the diver managed to surface quickly with the help of the instructor, but it was a terrifying experience.

I heard about a travel baseball game where the umpire was clearly biased towards one of the teams. He would overlook obvious rule violations by that team while being very strict with the other team. It was so unfair that the team on the receiving end of this bad umpiring felt completely cheated. They lost the game, but more importantly, they lost their trust in the fairness of the competition.

Sure. There was a case where a traveler checked into a budget hotel. The sheets were full of stains and the bathroom was filthy. There were also strange noises at night that made it impossible to sleep well.

Well, I heard about a cashier who had a customer who was just plain rude. The customer was on their phone the whole time while the cashier was trying to ring up their items. When it came time to pay, the customer got annoyed that the cashier asked for their attention to complete the payment. The customer then started to insult the cashier, saying things like they were slow and stupid. It was really unfair to the cashier who was just doing their job.

I know of a story where on a holiday, the mta was running a reduced service but there were still a lot of people out. A particular train was so overcrowded that passengers couldn't move their arms or legs properly. Some people had their bags squashed, and there was a lot of jostling. There were kids crying because they were so uncomfortable. It was a nightmare for everyone on board. And the train had to make extra stops because of some technical issues, which just added to the chaos.