YankeeRose11 ADN, RN

YankeeRose11 has 7 years experience as a ADN, RN and specializes in Geri-psych, Corrections.

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1. Advice for Burned Out Nurse: Quit Now or When New Job Offer Comes?

   YankeeRose11 replied to YankeeRose11's topic in General Nursing

   @HappyCCRN1 Other employers in my area do offer tuition benefits, but I would have to pay out of pocket and wait for reimbursement. I’m getting married this fall and can’t afford more student loans or out of pocket tuition with the wedding/honeymoon ...

2. Advice for Burned Out Nurse: Quit Now or When New Job Offer Comes?

   YankeeRose11 replied to YankeeRose11's topic in General Nursing

   My priorities right now are to better my physical/mental health; the hours I work are a huge barrier to that. Finishing my BSN, the cost of which is offset by my employer, is my other priority; it’s also the reason I’m confining my job search to our ...

3. Advice for Burned Out Nurse: Quit Now or When New Job Offer Comes?

   YankeeRose11 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, apologies for the length of this post, but I wanted to give good background. I’ve been a nurse for almost 3 years, the last year of which has been spent on night shift on a geriatric psych unit. I love the benefits I get from our hospital’s paren...

4. RN Nursing Program Struggles - Keep Going or Try Another Medical Field?

   YankeeRose11 replied to rae25star's topic in ADN/BSN

   I just graduated with my ADN in May. I graduated with several people who had to repeat classes (especially psych; our final was worth 50% of our grade). They're all now gainfully employed as RNs in different units, including ICU. If and when you go b...

5. New Grad Uncomfortable With Confrontation

   YankeeRose11 replied to YankeeRose11's topic in New Nurse

   She floated to us due to hospital wide understaffing. I couldn't understand her attitude because it had been at least 3 hours since a patient had asked her for anything. When she reacted that way, all I said was "no, there isn't." I left the juice on...

6. New Grad Uncomfortable With Confrontation

   YankeeRose11 posted a topic in New Nurse

   I work on a med/surg/tele floor, but currently on light duty from an injury. At my hospital, that means I'm not allowed in patient rooms, period. I'm serving as a temporary unit secretary/monitor tech. A patient called out requesting juice. Both of t...

7. RN->BSN Online Program Recommendations

   YankeeRose11 posted a topic in Online Learning

   I'm a new grad ADN and must get a BSN because employers in my area require it within 5 years. My alma mater offers BSN online, but their program only offers each course once per calendar year. I chose not to start this summer to focus on studying for...

8. How many times have you turned down a job offer?

   YankeeRose11 replied to chocolatebuns's topic in Job Hunt

   I'm a new grad and recently turned down a job offer because I didn't feel comfortable with the nurse-to-patient ratio due to my lack of experience

9. New Grad Job Search Anxiety

   YankeeRose11 replied to YankeeRose11's topic in Career Support

   I wish I had known to keep a list like that Next interview, I'll ask if I can use examples from areas of my life other than clinicals. I assisted with a medical emergency in a public place last summer and I used to be a volunteer firefighter, so I d...

10. New Grad Job Search Anxiety

    YankeeRose11 replied to YankeeRose11's topic in Career Support

    I rework my cover letter each time to make it specific for the unit I'm applying for. My classmates' job offers are a mixed bag: general med/surg, long-term care of ventilator-dependent patients, new grad ER, new grad trauma floor, new grad neurology...

11. New Grad Job Search Anxiety

    YankeeRose11 replied to YankeeRose11's topic in Career Support

    Rose_Queen: All excellent points I'll bring up to my advisor. Interview skills have always been my weakest area. Due to my lack of experience outside of clinicals, I struggle to come up with answers to those "Tell me about a time when xyz happened wi...

12. New Grad Job Search Anxiety

    YankeeRose11 posted a topic in Career Support

    This is a long post, but I want to be as specific as possible. I'm graduating with honors from an ADN program in May. Out of all my clinicals, my preceptorship in the emergency department is the place where I felt most "at home." (I realize emergenc...