Congratulations Nursing Graduates! Your public is waiting for you

Congratulations! You’ve just completed the 1^st leg of your journey to becoming a competent and compassionate nurse. Getting through nursing school is a HUGE accomplishment!!! Congrats...you've earned the right to call yourself NURSE. However, with this title comes expectations with regards to competence and compassion. 

NEW NURSE SUCCESS TIPS: MASTER THE 100% PRINCIPLE

I spend a lot of time helping students and new nurses “get” things – get through nursing school, get their first job, successfully get through orientation, and beyond. Getting these things helps them secure a foundation for future success.

However, quite often while chatting with students/new nurses, they tell me they've either had a horrible academic, job hunting or orientation experience. And then they provide me a litany of examples and reasons.

My first question back to them is this: