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    RN licence surrender vs suspension

    Rose_Queen replied to Angela Haywood's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Consult a lawyer familiar with nursing licensure. TAANA is a good
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Rose_Queen replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Oh good. Then I don't have to excommunicate
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Rose_Queen replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    How... how do I handle this revelation? Please don't say you also like the
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    Jahi McMath "What does it mean to die?"

    Rose_Queen replied to Christy1019's topic in Nursing News

    Not to mention they kept writing tonsillectomy and she had a much more involved surgery than just
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    First time posters

    Rose_Queen replied to AceOfHearts<3's topic in General Students

    My personal favorites: https://allnurses.com/nurse-colleague-patient/the-mockery-of-674000.html https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/why-are-the-1004415.html...
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    New Grad Nurse to OR position???

    Rose_Queen replied to AMM_5's topic in General Nursing

    PACU is not a place for new grads- you would benefit from critical care experience and most job postings will outright require it. OR will accept new grads in many places. OR nursing is such a foreign...
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    Board

    Rose_Queen replied to Peachynurse26's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Stop posting on social media because it can be discovered, especially if your username is related to your real name. People online are nowhere near as anonymous as they think. Then, you need to have...
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    Surgical gowns/scrub caps outside the OR?

    Rose_Queen replied to Philly85's topic in General Nursing

    There is some disagreement currently between AORN and Joint Commission. AORN recommends keeping the hat on to prevent shedding of hair onto the scrubs (Joint Commission hasn't caught up with that yet...
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    Prns

    Rose_Queen replied to Pamcorey's topic in Patient Medications

    So are you the patient in this scenario? If so, this is not where you need to be addressing your concerns. You need to address your concerns with the facility. You clearly misunderstand the purpose...
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    CARE PLAN HELP

    Rose_Queen replied to Mmathieson07's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Nursing diagnoses do not depend on the medical diagnoses. They depend on your nursing assessment of the
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    Prns

    Rose_Queen replied to Pamcorey's topic in Patient Medications

    The policy is going to be specific to your facility. Have you looked for it or asked your
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    Would a neuro nurse be willing to answer these ten quesitons?

    Rose_Queen replied to futuremurse1's topic in Neurological

    You had to bump an old thread from a time when student requests were running rampant to
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    bovie pad (grounding pad) site

    Rose_Queen replied to zarkasik's topic in Operating Room

    Depends on where the surgery is. Working in cardiac surgery where there is very little of the body not prepped (basically, head, arms, and back), I have always used upper back and
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    APRN Required To Have First Assist

    Rose_Queen replied to ggoodman's topic in Advanced Practice

    I have yet to find a truly national law regarding nursing. It's by and large left to individual states- hence why each state has its own BON, NPA, and
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    2018 AORN Global Surgical Conference and Expo

    Rose_Queen replied to allnurses's topic in Operating Room

    Any AN OR nurses going to be
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    RNFA APRN

    Rose_Queen replied to CardiacDork's topic in Operating Room

    NP is a separate designation from RNFA. You can be one, the other, or both. I work with an RN who at one time was a surgical technologist, went to school to become an RN, worked in the OR getting the...
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    Sterile conscience and patient danger

    Rose_Queen replied to Statdotcom's topic in Operating Room

    AORN standards are your friend. Also, I'd be running, not waiting to lose my
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Rose_Queen replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Slide on over unless you want me to sit on your
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    online PALS

    Rose_Queen replied to Ele_123's topic in General Nursing

    You will need at least an in person skills demonstration. Anything 100% online likely won't be accepted by an employer. Some won't even accept anything other than AHA certification- we had an employee...
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    When is it appropriate to wear scrubs?

    Rose_Queen replied to drd18's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    There is no state that mandates what color scrubs an RN wears. There are several employers that do. Yes, navy is a popular color, but it is not the only color worn by RNs in various facilities. As...
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    Ambulating post op day zero

    Rose_Queen replied to oceangirl1234's topic in General Nursing

    Back in the day, it was thought that all patients needed bedrest after surgery. Is this fellow nurse perhaps from back in those days? They didn't realize how that could contribute to pneumonia and...
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    Struggling to get interviews!

    Rose_Queen replied to froggynursej's topic in General Nursing

    It may simply be that you are going to have to branch out. It could be a job market where you aren't one of the better qualified candidates (2 years may only be a drop in the bucket compared to other...
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    Is it a medication error if...?

    Rose_Queen replied to kbrowning's topic in Patient Medications

    Well, if it wasn't documented, it didn't happen. Therefore, according to documentation, it appears as an error of missed
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    First time posters

    Rose_Queen replied to AceOfHearts<3's topic in General Students

    I must find this thread. Little
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    Post call compensation for OR nurses

    Rose_Queen replied to OR_RN_KB's topic in Operating Room

    We do not do anything as far as "post call". However, we do guarantee time and a half for call back time regardless of hitting 40 hours for the