aakrn

aakrn has 9 years experience and specializes in med-surg-ortho-.

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1. Good hand lotion?

   aakrn replied to Quark09's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I know exactly how you feel and for the first year of my 10 years of nursing I finally came across MaryKay Satin Hands. It was a christmas present and wow its amazing! Also Vasline Intensive Healing Hand cream works very well...I too have tried many!...

2. Anyone with MSN or Faststaff?

   aakrn replied to wishy's topic in Travel

   I honestly do not have anything good to say about MSN......

3. Hey travelers how do you do your resumes?

   aakrn posted a topic in Travel

   I was wondering if you all could share your tips on how you do your resumes being a traveler. I am starting to have concerns since I have been doing quite a bit of travel and agency work in many different states. I am afraid it may hinder me when I d...

4. Can someone tell me if you take the stipend.......

   aakrn posted a topic in Travel

   I have traveled before and always took the housing. This time I am going to take the stipend. Can you tell me does the hospital or the agency pay your stipend? And if the hospital is actually paying can they offer something so low? I was offered $900...

5. Priority Nurse Staffing anyone?

   aakrn replied to aakrn's topic in Agency

   No I never got started with them - BAD experience. Very disappointed.

6. Priority Nurse Staffing anyone?

   aakrn posted a topic in Agency

   Hello, just wondering if anyone has worked for Priority nurse staffing? Or knows anyone who has.

7. How do you secure your own housing?

   aakrn replied to kate24's topic in Travel

   I also agree with using citydata to find out the safe areas. Also rent.com is pretty good and you can read reviews on apartmentratigs.com. This is how I found my place in FL coming from NY. Good luck!

8. Thinking about NOT signing another contract!

   aakrn replied to nursetmj's topic in Travel

   You are correct - unless it was signed it does not exist! Verbal agreement?? Nice try on your recruiters behalf. I found that so many of them lie its insane! I too am very fed up with travel nursing but for other reasons. Stand your ground - they can...

9. Are you having a hard time finding travel jobs?

   aakrn posted a topic in Travel

   I have been traveling for a year now and its getting tough. I work med-surg and there are not many choices out there. Is anyone else finding it the same? All these companies want you to sign up and then they cant find you anything you want! They all ...

10. Cross Country vs. American Mobile

    aakrn replied to jack4408's topic in Travel

    I have worked with AMN and dont have too many good things to say about them. My paychecks were always incorrect, my recruitor was snitty in a regular basis, service from my recruitor (also a manager there) was poor, I was "presented" to hospitals wit...

11. What are the nurse -pt ratio in NY

    aakrn replied to aakrn's topic in New York

    I am hearing med surg at Nassau is 10-12...............that seem like alot to me. I am use to 8. Cannot imagine 4 more!

12. What are the nurse -pt ratio in NY

    aakrn posted a topic in New York

    I was wondering if any one could tell me what the nurse - patient ratio's are like in NY on a med-surg unit? And is there usually ancillary help? Thank you,

13. 8 hr shifts vs. 12 hr shift

    aakrn replied to luv2shopp85's topic in Med-Surg

    What IS the worse of two evils? I use to work 2 -12's and 1- 8hour shift a week.........that was great. Now I am in a new place and work 4- 12's in a row to top it off! We work 4 off 4. At first I was working two days (7am -7pm) followed by two night...

14. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    aakrn replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to say.....but where I am (out of the country) all nurses on night shift 7P-7A take their hour and a half break and sleep. It is the norm outside the US. Where I was previously working in the states you would have been fired!

15. Why do so many of you hate working med/surg?

    aakrn replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    Med - Surg is typically diffcult because of the high patient ratios....and like one nurse mentioned you are running around ALL night trying to remember a hundred things!! It is a rough area.....physically and mentally demanding! I have worked this fi...