Rachel Johnson, RN, is
Nurses 24/7's Nurse of the Month.
Background:
Rachel was born
and raised in Miami, Florida . She attended Miami-Dade Community
College from 1992-1994 and earned her ADN. She passed the NCLEX in
1994 and worked at various hospitals in South Florida.
On the team:
Rachel was tired
of the way her staffing agency treated her. She'd also tried working
directly for hospitals, but she didn't like the way the hospital
staffing kept assigning her as a floating nurse. In 1996, Rachel
signed up with Nurses 24/7, and hasn't looked back.
Stats:
Shifts finished: 1,840
Facilities worked at: 7
Favorite facility: Jackson Memorial
Hospital, Miami
Referrals: 6
Favorite 24/7 benefit: No
mandatory shifts
Quote:
"I used to think all
staffing agencies were the same, that they'd all treat me like just
another worker. I'm so glad I was wrong."