Rose_Queen BSN, MSN, RN

OR, Nursing Professional Development

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About Rose_Queen

Rose_Queen has 19 years experience as a BSN, MSN, RN and specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.


Rose_Queen started her nursing career over a decade ago in the OR as a new grad. She has experience in multiple surgical specialties and currently works as a Nursing Professional Development Specialist.


Curious about the OR? New to the OR and have questions or want advice? I'd love to chat! Feel free to private message me or post in the OR nursing forum under specialties

Latest Activity

  1. Rose_Queen

    Intraoperative Family Notifications

    The 24 year old who arrested after sternal wires were in thankfully made it. Kids were in the waiting room with mom. I think I was crying with her. Others made the mad dash to ICU so family could see them. Not many actually died (officially) in the O...
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    Intraoperative Family Notifications

    I've been asked by the surgeon at times to go out to the waiting room and talk with the family. Not an easy thing to do. It may help the staff to have some scripting to know how to word things, along with ways to make sure they can leave the OR (even...
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    Wage cap confusion

    As a general rule, if wage caps are raised, they are raised for everyone, not just those coming in. If I came in making $20/hour and the wage cap was $45 at the time, that doesn't mean I'll never make more than $45 (spoiler alert: I already do). It a...
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    Applying for license

    You must be a legal resident of the compact state in order to be granted a multistate license. PA has partially enacted the NLC, and will allow nurses with multistate licenses to work in PA under that license. They are not yet issuing multistate...
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    Western University MSN-E 2024

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  9. She didn't even have to read the label - just take note of the "WARNING: PARALYZING AGENT" on the metal ring around the rubber stopper. Not even close to competent nursing practice but should have been one of many points to stop. The TBI report ...
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    Cotinine urine screening pre employment

    Legally, it doesn't meet the definition of discrimination because smokers aren't a protected class.
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    Pennsylvania Nurse Charged in Deaths of 17 Patients.

    Pennsylvania Nurse Pleads Guilty Heather Pressdee pled guilty to 3 charges of first degree murder and 19 counts of attempt to commit murder. Sentenced to 3 consecutive life sentences plus up to another 760 years.
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    Mom is charge nurse

    It's possible there is a policy that your facility has regarding family members on the same unit and any restrictions such as: completely not allowed and one will be required to transfer permitted as long as one is not in a formal super...
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    The University of British Columbia (UBC) BSN 2024 Entry

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