Mavrick BSN, RN

15 years in ICU, 22 years in PACU

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    Overtime pay and taxes

    Mavrick replied to JVoEDrn's topic in General Nursing

    Each state will withhold their share. I lived in Kansas City, Missouri and would work in Kansas on occasion. They withhold States taxes for each state and if you live or work in the city of Kansas...
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    Accelerated nursing programs-- will hospital pay back student loans from undergrad?

    Mavrick replied to grizzly_o's topic in Nursing Career

    Commuter, you would make one shrewd nursing manager or staffing coordinator. Who do you call for those extra shifts? I'd be one to let that call go to voice
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    Overtime pay and taxes

    Mavrick replied to JVoEDrn's topic in General Nursing

    Every paycheck will frustrate you if you just calculate your hourly rate times the number of hours you work (i.e I make $10/hr and I worked 40 hours this payperiod, so I have $400.00 to spend). Nope....
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    Overtime pay and taxes

    Mavrick replied to JVoEDrn's topic in General Nursing

    No, you don't pay more taxes. As Emmy27 explained, more money is withheld in anticipation of paying more taxes. When actual taxes are calculated, if you don't work that overtime each and every pay...
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    I saw another nurse assault a patient

    Mavrick replied to morman's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It would be nice if doing the right thing always resulted in a warm fuzzy or at the very least no negative repercussions but IRL it ain't so. You could be taking a very real risk of loss of job,...
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    Took my NCLEX RN today and shut off at 205??

    Mavrick replied to Shellx1992's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Use of the search function would have answered your question but you obviously need more than that. What kind of encouragement does an adult need to be told to wait two days for results. You are...
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    Took my NCLEX RN today and shut off at 205??

    Mavrick replied to Shellx1992's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Of the thousands of persons who have taken and passed the NCLEX no one has ever passed with 205 questions. 206 maybe. If you consider this a stupid answer to your question, what could anyone possibly...
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    Prescribers vs Providers

    Mavrick replied to Mavrick's topic in Advanced Practice

    Thank you for throwing some lighthearted wit at this troubling problem. Your contribution is always welcome. What about that FAAN thing? Still just A's though. Master of Science in Electrical...
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    Accelerated nursing programs-- will hospital pay back student loans from undergrad?

    Mavrick replied to grizzly_o's topic in Nursing Career

    Student loan repayment does seem to be a dying benefit. At my University affiliated hospital, after 6 months of employment they reimburse cost of in-state tuition leading to healthcare related...
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    RN newly license:job interview for a float nurse

    Mavrick replied to luv17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is what I'm saying is not a job for a new grad. No one unit has time to coddle you along. You are not a regular member of their team so there is little return on their investment. Floats are...
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    Snag the new grad

    Mavrick replied to zephyr9's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Tough decision. You are the attempted solution to their staffing problem. Don't expect a good orientation as they are too short staffed to give anything more than a minimal push and dump. I would...
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    New Nurse With Large Disposable Income

    Mavrick replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    9. Don't hire a financial advisor, use a free one. Not free. Kinda messed that up. Just a small insignificant error
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    Prescribers vs Providers

    Mavrick replied to Mavrick's topic in Advanced Practice

    Seriously, I'd like to see the NPs here make a better case for the "Pride of their Profession" This whole "I'm going on for my NP" attitude from the wannabes implies being a mere RN is just too lowly...
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    Anyone here work only nights/weekends???

    Mavrick replied to NursingGirl9's topic in PACU

    You are ideally suited and could have a lot of fun with the intense first 5 minute rush then move on. It was an extra treat to transfer patients to SICU, chat with your buddies, then get back to home...
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    advice on what to do or say to a friend from church

    Mavrick replied to nurse~in~the~making's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Agree with previous. Nod, smile, say Thank you for the financial aid advice. If she's not in the nursing program or ever been a nurse then what does she know about nursing stuff? She's just a church...
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    Divorced due to nursing career?

    Mavrick replied to seahawksgirlie's topic in General Nursing

    OK, you know you're getting fly-by-night-psych advice from a former truck driver, right? (as with any poster here, they just won't admit it) So, it sounds like your job is crippling you but for some...
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    I Don't Get the Anxiety Part of Nursing

    Mavrick replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    OP, you have more than responded to the condescending tone of your original post. This thread has gotten too long for the johnny-come-lately posters to bother to read your replies, so ignore
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    RN newly license:job interview for a float nurse

    Mavrick replied to luv17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    They should ask: Are you crazy? (Floating is not a job for a new
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    Sharpie on Tegaderm

    Mavrick posted a topic in General Nursing

    My workmate is desperate to know if a Sharpie/Magic Marker bleeds through a Tegaderm/Opsite and leaves marks on the skin. Immediate respones are, of course, appreciated but anything is better than the...
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    Sharpie on Tegaderm

    Mavrick replied to Mavrick's topic in General Nursing

    Uh, oh. I am so sorry, you will now have to relinquish the Award and all the rights and privileges pertainant to it. For your frugal and cost savings measures you get squat just like at a real...
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    New Nurse With Large Disposable Income

    Mavrick replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    And here I thought she was an Athlete
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    Sharpie on Tegaderm

    Mavrick replied to Mavrick's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all posters. Blondy, obviously, you are our Nursing Research Hero Award winner. "Best use of Hospital Supplies for Personal Gain". What started all this, is a memo my Hospital issued for us...
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    When you get your first met call as a new nurse...

    Mavrick replied to soulshine101's topic in General Nursing

    Well, IGEKWATAAF! IWJFS RP! (Well, I'm glad everyone knows what all these acronyms are for.) (I was just feeling stupid) (Really,
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    Sharpie on Tegaderm

    Mavrick replied to Mavrick's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all replies. The question is under review. You may stay tuned or not. Life goes
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    Sharpie on Tegaderm

    Mavrick replied to Mavrick's topic in General Nursing

    We are counting on you