Emory University Hospital Midtown’s labor and delivery nurses have amassed immense backlash on social media after they took part in a TikTok challenge. The medical practitioners took part in a trend where they listed their “icks” when it came to the patients they were treating. Netizens have since slammed the nursing staff for their lack of sensitivity when it comes to their hospital patients.Netizen reacts to Emory hospital’s viral TikTok video filmed by nurses (Image via theshaderoom/Instagram)The minute-long video that was uploaded to the video-sharing platform showcased four nurses taking turns to explain their “icks” or pet peeves they faced while dealing with patients and their respective families. The clip went viral and garnered over 100,000 views. It has since been deleted from TikTok. However, it was screen-recorded by netizens and found its way to other social media websites.In the video, one Emory nurse can be heard saying:“My ick is when you come in to your induction talking about, ‘can I take a shower and eat?’”Another medical practitioner chimes in: “My ick is when you ask me how much the baby weighs and it’s still in your hands.”Vanessa@ItsMeVanessaDuhWhole video was too long. Don’t go to the @emoryhealthcare Hospital in Atlanta Ga if you are going to give birth. I respect nurses so much but this just isn’t it. Emotions are so high during the whole birthing process and moms deserve compassion. #ick #TikTok26149Whole video was too long. Don’t go to the @emoryhealthcare Hospital in Atlanta Ga if you are going to give birth. I respect nurses so much but this just isn’t it. Emotions are so high during the whole birthing process and moms deserve compassion. #ick #TikTok https://t.co/iruL0Z5B1UAnother Emory nurse said:“When we’ve already told you to push the call light but every five minutes your family member comes to the front desk asking for something else.”Shockingly, a nurse added:“When the dad comes outside and asks for a paternity test right outside the room door.”Netizens react to Emory Hospital nurses taking part in TikTok “icks” challengeInternet users were unsurprisingly uncomfortable after watching the TikTok video, and fired at the nurses relentlessly for their rash comments. Many commented that they expected the nurses to display sensitivity towards patients in delivery, who are in a vulnerable position. Others shared their own agonizing experiences with the hospital nurses.A few tweets read:s@srensim@ItsMeVanessaDuh @itsNICKSNIDER @emoryhealthcare This is part of the reason people don’t trust healthcare “professionals”41@ItsMeVanessaDuh @itsNICKSNIDER @emoryhealthcare This is part of the reason people don’t trust healthcare “professionals”Bria Briaaaa@AyoBriaaThat video on tiktok where the labor and delivery nurses at Emory are talking about their icks is so disgusting and disheartening. Imagine being a new mom at that hospital. I’m so glad they were fired.13That video on tiktok where the labor and delivery nurses at Emory are talking about their icks is so disgusting and disheartening. Imagine being a new mom at that hospital. I’m so glad they were fired.Kris@newhamshagurl@ItsMeVanessaDuh @emoryhealthcare They thought it was funny to make this. They won’t be laughing when the hospital sees it and they are all fired.191@ItsMeVanessaDuh @emoryhealthcare They thought it was funny to make this. They won’t be laughing when the hospital sees it and they are all fired.B@izzie07@ItsMeVanessaDuh @itsNICKSNIDER @emoryhealthcare This whole video is a big ick10@ItsMeVanessaDuh @itsNICKSNIDER @emoryhealthcare This whole video is a big ickDiamond@its_diamondddd@Txyrie_ My grandma was at Emory midtown (the same hospital as the L&D nurses) & had to get another surgery bc the nurses weren’t properly caring for them. The “icks” aren’t just a trend. They affect their ACTUAL jobs so yea they should’ve been fired. This attitude affected their patients831@Txyrie_ My grandma was at Emory midtown (the same hospital as the L&D nurses) & had to get another surgery bc the nurses weren’t properly caring for them. The “icks” aren’t just a trend. They affect their ACTUAL jobs so yea they should’ve been fired. This attitude affected their patientsPink@PINKPUSCYgod is actually so good to me because i was going to deliver at emory midtown but last minute i was transferred elsewhere!!! like wow im glad those nurses/doctors got fired because clearly they were neglecting mothers and newborn babies. evil asf.242god is actually so good to me because i was going to deliver at emory midtown but last minute i was transferred elsewhere!!! like wow im glad those nurses/doctors got fired because clearly they were neglecting mothers and newborn babies. evil asf.NumbaOneLuva@RunTammiRunI suspect we haven’t seen the last of the fallout from the Emory Hospital nurses. So many women are coming forward about their terrible experiences. Birthing complications that could’ve been prevented. Babies dying. They basically admitted to being neglectful to their patients519I suspect we haven’t seen the last of the fallout from the Emory Hospital nurses. So many women are coming forward about their terrible experiences. Birthing complications that could’ve been prevented. Babies dying. They basically admitted to being neglectful to their patientselvisdepressly@AngieVonOi@ItsMeVanessaDuh @itsNICKSNIDER @emoryhealthcare This is a disgrace.5@ItsMeVanessaDuh @itsNICKSNIDER @emoryhealthcare This is a disgrace.Jannifer Gao 🌶@Jani__GeeThe fact that so many people are sharing stories of traumatic experiences from Ick Nurse Hospital means that this issue is way bigger than them.Those girls needed to be fired but Emory University hospital additionally needs to do significant internal work and grow from this.701196The fact that so many people are sharing stories of traumatic experiences from Ick Nurse Hospital means that this issue is way bigger than them.Those girls needed to be fired but Emory University hospital additionally needs to do significant internal work and grow from this.Emory Hospital releases statementAs the video continued to garner views online, the Atlanta-based hospital took to Twitter and responded to netizens’ concerns over the nurses. In one of the tweets, Emory Hospital replied by saying:“We are aware of the video and it has been shared with our leadership and HR teams for investigation.”Emory Healthcare@emoryhealthcare@ItsMeVanessaDuh Hi Vanessa. Thank you for sharing your concern. We are aware of the video and it has been shared with our leadership and HR teams for investigation.463@ItsMeVanessaDuh Hi Vanessa. Thank you for sharing your concern. We are aware of the video and it has been shared with our leadership and HR teams for investigation.They also released a statement condemning the nurses’ actions. In the same, they announced that they were aware of the “disrespectful and unprofessional comments” made towards maternity patients. They also hinted that the nurses in the video had been terminated from their positions by saying:“We have investigated the situation and taken appropriate actions with the former employees responsible for the video.”They added that the viral clip “does not represent" their commitment to "patient- and family-centered care” and also recognized that it goes against the “standards” their employees must “hold and demonstrate.”🟣XephiroX🟢@XephiroX_This whole Atlanta’s Emory Hospital labor and delivery nurses TikTok mess has also shown me that a huge amount of people here would lose their jobs too because they think they know a thing about HIPAA and ethics at the work place, but they don’t!5This whole Atlanta’s Emory Hospital labor and delivery nurses TikTok mess has also shown me that a huge amount of people here would lose their jobs too because they think they know a thing about HIPAA and ethics at the work place, but they don’t! https://t.co/tHRQOVfakMThey ended their statement by saying:“At no time should our patients ever feel they are not being treated with care and respect. Every patient at Emory Healthcare deserves to be cared for by a compassionate, experienced team in a comfortable and safe environment.”As the nurses get potentially fired from their positions, the hashtag "IckChallenge" on TikTok has amassed 3.3 million views.