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    ECG stickers during surgery

    Rose_Queen replied to zarkasik's topic in General Nursing

    Usually it's a team effort. If the anesthesia provider does it, great. If the circulator does it, great. If the extra set of hands who came in to help does it, great. What matters is that it gets...
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    Not Vaccinated-In Need of Advice

    Rose_Queen replied to scouteb's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It would be best to have a conversation with your health care provider to determine things like timing and what to get when. To find out what is required, try reaching out to an advisor if the school...
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    Living Will Tattoo

    Rose_Queen replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    New nurse? Nope, I've got well over a decade of experience. Have yet to end up in court because I've been part of a team that respected a patient's wishes despite family wanting something else. I do...
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    Living Will Tattoo

    Rose_Queen replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Just because the family may sue doesn't mean they'd have a leg to stand upon in the
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    Living Will Tattoo

    Rose_Queen replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Please provide a legit source for this claim. Family, unless a POA, cannot overrule established wishes. Does it happen? I'm sure it does on occasion. Does it happen routinely? I sure hope not! Doing...
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    Media and Nursing

    Rose_Queen replied to ccasssie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What are your thoughts? Sounds suspiciously like a homework question, but regardless it is up to you to begin the
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    Living Will Tattoo

    Rose_Queen replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    No. If the patient has established wishes that is what we go by. If your facility has a practice of not abiding by the patient's established wishes, your facility is in the wrong. Please name it so...
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    GPN

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

    To practice as a GPN, you will need your temporary permit. Because the length of time between graduating and testing has drastically decreased, some states have moved away from offering GN or GPN...
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    Living Will Tattoo

    Rose_Queen replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. Seen it done. Family even went as far as having the patient declared incompetent to make their own decisions. Patient in preop articulated exactly what would happen without the surgery his...
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    It's Does No Good To Gripe About Nursing

    Rose_Queen replied to EGspirit's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your experience doesn't match everyone else's, and in fact, based on the responses not even close to the majority. Nurses leave the profession for many reasons- it wasn't a good fit for them to...
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    Can a geriatric nurses become a dermotalogist nurse

    Rose_Queen replied to Dream1234's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nursing education in the US produces generalist nurses- they do not take specialized paths in school. Learning a nursing specialty happens during job
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    MSN Professors?

    Rose_Queen replied to Annieeeeeee's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Many BSN programs are also looking for doctoral degrees for classroom instructors- MSN degrees nurses only teach the clinical
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    Reporting for racial slurs/substance abuse

    Rose_Queen replied to guest563546's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Check the nurse practice act for your state- you may be expected to report such activities if you are made aware of them to the BON. Tread
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    fly in the OR

    Rose_Queen replied to bw217's topic in Operating Room

    In addition to what dianah said, if your facility happens to still have those old x-ray box lights on the wall, turning those on and the other lights in the room off can attract them to the light and...
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    Staff Nurses Who Refuse To Precept Or Teach?

    Rose_Queen replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    My facility requires those who want to precept to apply for such a position and take a course in how to be a preceptor. It comes with $1/hour extra when working with an orientee. As an educator, I...
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    Why do SCDs need to be on the patient prior to anesthesia induction?

    Rose_Queen replied to Chocolate39's topic in Operating Room

    Placing the SCDs and starting them after the patient is anesthetized may mean having to play catch up instead of being a true prophylactic measure....
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    Light Duty in Cath Lab?

    Rose_Queen replied to pcapups's topic in Cardiac

    What you will find is that most facilities only offer light duty for on the job injuries resulting in restrictions. One of the departments I work with recently had to terminate an employee who was not...
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    PTO use

    Rose_Queen replied to sadpandaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Very generous, not just reasonable. In my experience (healthcare employer or not), if it was your weekend to work, you were scheduled. If you had plans, it was your responsibility to work out a trade...
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    New Hire RN making more $$$

    Rose_Queen replied to Junebug59's topic in Operating Room

    It seems that in order to increase one's pay, changing employers and negotiating skill is required. I've always thought employers focused far too much on recruitment and nowhere near enough on...
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    CNOR Prep Question

    Rose_Queen replied to tsipareht's topic in Operating Room

    You may want to just wait for January- I was looking at some copyright dates on review material from CCI that I have access to. It looks like they publish new editions every 2 years and that may be...
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    My school is Unaccredited

    Rose_Queen replied to nursingstudentxx's topic in General Students

    I think there is a lot of confusion between accreditation and BON approval. BON approval of a program is what will allow you to be eligible for NCLEX. Accreditation is a 100% voluntary process that...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Rose_Queen replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I channeled Old Dude and grabbed the super concentrated pink. I gotta do laundry.
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    Advice needed

    Rose_Queen replied to Loxam10's topic in Operating Room

    The fact that your surgeon wrote your restrictions to be what the facility requires rather than what is best for you is a huge red flag. The facility isn't held to what the actual restriction is-...
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    Dilemma: Wait for RN Residency or Take Job Offer?

    Rose_Queen replied to maridepe's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Well, you'd first need to have the job offer. However, a job offer is a sure thing vs. holding out for what is only a potential. It's also been well over a year since you graduated- I'm surprised...
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    Pension plan

    Rose_Queen replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like something you need to discuss with your benefits specialist. None of us are going to know the specifics of your employer's