title: A guide to surviving your first year in the nursing world.
abstract: Finally, the long awaited graduation day had arrived: a day that had been five years in the making, or twenty-three, depending on who was counting. I was finally going to graduate from Viterbo University, a place that I called home since the day I got my acceptance letter in high school. It felt surreal, knowing that I was done with nursing school and about to embark on a wonderful, life-long journey.
authors.affiliation: Minneapolis Hospital, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Tucker
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004651:Employment / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007586:Job Application; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*