A nurse who has spent the last four years helping patients through their final moments, usually in intensive care, says there is a “spiritual shift” that happens in a persons last few hours - and they always say the same thing.

Kirstie Roberts, 29, said there are certain phrases that are common in the last few minutes. “Every single person who passes away says the same thing,” Kirstie, said. “They always say, ‘Can you please tell my family I love them?’, ‘I don’t feel good’ and ‘I know I’m going to die’.

“But how do they know? There’s a shift that happens, that’s spiritual – that nobody can explain. Their vitals may be stable, their condition may be the exact same way it was when they came in. There's nothing inherently dangerous that’s screaming ‘This is going to kill them.’”

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The ICU nurse claimed that every patient she has spent the last few moments with knew when they are going to pass. Despite her four years' experience, she has still not found a medical explanation as to how and why they know.

Kirstie said that no matter how much medicine they give or how many tests they do, the person who says those words always dies. Kirstie said: “It never truly gets easier to deal with experiencing patients passing away. We spend a lot of time caring for patients and building relationships with them and their families.

“Over time, you learn to accept it’s a huge part of our reality in this setting, and we learn to cope with it by knowing the work we’ve done is enough. Life is inherently spiritual.

“It is not just about amassing all these things that we one day leave behind. Love the Lord, love others, and live grateful for all you have.”

Commenters were left spooked by the revelation. One said: “This is not helping with my anxiety.”

Another added: “As a former hospice nurse, she’s right.” A third viewer said: “They always know.”

Another said: “Fellow nurse, can confirm – amen sister.” And a fifth person added: “My uncle knew, even though his vitals were good.”