As an RN, I took care of a patient that developed an itchy rash during his stay. It was determined to be shingles. I had chicken pox as a kid but wasn’t too worried. The day nurse however was a young girl, about 8 weeks pregnant. A few weeks later she suffered a miscarriage.
A few years later, I was caring for a patient known to have shingles.I expressed my concern to the charge nurse making the assignment for the day shift to be sure to avoid giving this patient to any nurse that might be pregnant. She rolled her eyes and assigned a sweet young girl that has just discovered she was expecting.a few weeks later, the miscarriage occurred. My heart was broken.
A year later that nurse was blessed with a beautiful baby. She did not return to work and became a wonderful mom.
That is horrible. Did those young women also contract shingles? Is it known to cause miscarriage?