title: Starting on the right foot: the first day of class.
abstract: The atmosphere that develops when students and teacher meet for the first time can influence the learning climate in a course for the entire semester. The author provides suggestions for using the first class in nursing courses to establish trust between teacher and students and develop students' investment in the course.
authors.affiliation: Incarnate Word College, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Gallia
mesh_terms: D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009042:Motivation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*