YankeeRose11 ADN, RN

YankeeRose11 has 8 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...

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...

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....

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

   YankeeRose11 replied to rae25star's topic in Diploma, 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...

5. New Grad Uncomfortable With Confrontation

   YankeeRose11 replied to YankeeRose11's topic in First Year After Licensure

   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...

6. New Grad Uncomfortable With Confrontation

   YankeeRose11 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   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...

7. RN->BSN Online Program Recommendations

   YankeeRose11 posted a topic in Online Distance 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...

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

   YankeeRose11 replied to chocolatebuns's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   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

9. New Grad Job Search Anxiety

   YankeeRose11 replied to YankeeRose11's topic in Nursing Career

   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...

10. New Grad Job Search Anxiety

    YankeeRose11 replied to YankeeRose11's topic in Nursing Career

    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...

11. New Grad Job Search Anxiety

    YankeeRose11 replied to YankeeRose11's topic in Nursing Career

    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...

12. New Grad Job Search Anxiety

    YankeeRose11 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    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...