Texasaggie43

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1. You'll never make it in California

   Texasaggie43 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in California

   Your payroll taxes depend on what tax bracket that you are in and also how many you claim whether it be just yourself, others or none. However you do it, you want to make sure that you have enough taken out in order not to owe a bunch at the end of t...

2. Is your surgery dept. anything like this?

   Texasaggie43 replied to RNMommy2's topic in Operating Room

   Can't say for sure where the MRSA originated. I have heard co-workers say that she had an abdominoplasty at the out patient surgery dept where I am told that MRSA runs rampant.

3. Is your surgery dept. anything like this?

   Texasaggie43 replied to RNMommy2's topic in Operating Room

   Would like to know your comments about a hospital allowing an O.R. Nurse to continue working while they are aware that she is diagnosed with MRSA.

4. Is your surgery dept. anything like this?

   Texasaggie43 replied to RNMommy2's topic in Operating Room

   Off the subject just a bit! Can anyone out there tell me how they feel about a hospital allowing an OR Nurse to continue working when she has been diagnosed with MRSA.

5. Desperate !!

   Texasaggie43 replied to mika1's topic in General Nursing

   Have you ever applied for a Pell Grant. Also, I worked at a bar as a waitress for a small salary and tips on Friday and Saturday nights. Not bad pay. Hang in there! I went through a lot of hard times when I was trying to get through school. I simply ...

6. Got the word today, outstanding!

   Texasaggie43 replied to IraBeaOasis's topic in Government

   Congratulations! I'm sure you deserve it. Good Luck!

7. Why do so many people insist that LPN'S AREN'T REAL NURSES!!??

   Texasaggie43 replied to RNsoon!'s topic in LPN/LVN

   Some of the best Nurses in the burn unit in Augusta,Ga are LPN's. When I first started working there, I didn't even know their title. Truly, I have the very highest respect for these professionals. I would have no problem with being cared for by thes...

8. Is Everybody Moving to California?

   Texasaggie43 replied to Sheri257's topic in California

   I can't speak for permanent residents but I do know for a fact that California is being flooded with an infkux of travel nurses. We are all coming out for the money. California is a beautiful state but I could never afford to live out here as a perma...

9. Surgeons "go ahead" problem ?

   Texasaggie43 replied to OR male nurse's topic in Operating Room

   I am A twenty year vet in the OR. I have never worked with a CRNA or an Anesthesiologist that would sleep a patient without the surgeon being in house. Never bring a patient back to the OR without co-oordinating with the entire surgical team. If any ...

10. Working with new circulators

    Texasaggie43 replied to Sammy25's topic in Operating Room

    I can relate to everything that you are saying. I have been in the OR twenty years. Even though it goes on and I hate to admit it, the OR is the #1 place where Nurses truly eat their young. I really have no explanation as to why this happens. You hav...