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Grey’s Anatomy has been a fixture on television since 2005, delivering drama, romance, and enough plot twists to keep fans guessing season after season. Created by Shonda Rhimes, the show is set at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital (originally Seattle Grace) and follows the lives of doctors as they juggle intense medical cases with their chaotic personal lives.
With 21 seasons and counting, Grey’s Anatomy has introduced viewers to a rotating cast of characters, some of whom became iconic, and others who stirred up drama and left quickly.
One character who made a memorable, if brief, appearance on Grey’s Anatomy was Nurse Rose, played by Lauren Stamile. Nurse Rose showed up in season 4, working closely with Dr. Derek Shepherd, also known as McDreamy.
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Nurse Rose, played by Lauren Stamile, appeared for the first time in Grey’s Anatomy during season 4. She worked as a scrub nurse at Seattle Grace Hospital and quickly became a part of one of the show's most talked-about storylines.
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Rose was not just there in the background. She played a major role in the complicated relationship between Dr. Derek Shepherd and Dr. Meredith Grey. At that time, Derek and Meredith were not together, and Rose ended up becoming Derek’s rebound.
In Forever Young (season 4, episode 8), Rose showed her experience during a surgery when she mentioned that she had helped with 36 of Derek’s procedures. This moment was a big deal because Derek realized he had never even noticed her before. It highlighted how much he had been focused on his own issues with Meredith.
Rose and Derek had their first kiss in Crash Into Me, Part 2 (season 4 episode 10). They shared the kiss after they managed to fix a critical problem during a surgery by reconnecting some wires.
This kiss started a series of events that had fans divided. Many viewers did not like seeing someone step into the space between Meredith and Derek.
Rose and Derek seemed to be doing well at first. In Lay Your Hands on Me (Grey's Anatomy Season 4, Episode 11), they went on real dates. Rose even told Lexie Grey that she had real feelings for Derek. She knew, though, that Meredith’s presence was always looming over their relationship.
Other staff at the hospital kept reminding her that Derek and Meredith had something real. This made Rose feel uneasy, and her worries turned out to be true. Derek and Meredith shared a kiss after saving their first clinical trial patient in Freedom, Part 2 (Grey’s Anatomy Season 4, Episode 17).
Right after that kiss, Derek ended things with Rose. At first, Rose tried to act like it did not bother her, but soon her anger showed. In Dream a Little Dream of Me, Part 1 (Grey’s Anatomy season 5 episode 1), Rose struggled to keep her cool during a surgery. She was so distracted that she ended up cutting Derek’s hand with a scalpel.
This mistake showed just how much the breakup had gotten to her, but eventually, Rose decided to leave her role as a scrub nurse and transferred to pediatrics, choosing to step away from the situation and start fresh.
The next episode of Grey's Anatomy is scheduled to air on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 10:00 pm ET on ABC. This will be season 21 episode 9, titled Hit the Floor.
