title: Transition from nursing student to staff nurse: a personal reflection.
abstract: Mentors, buddies, qualified nurses and other healthcare professionals shape the practice experiences of nursing students and change their perceptions on how care is delivered in the healthcare environment. Based on these experiences and perceptions, the student will decide whether to continue with a career in nursing. Once qualified, nurses cannot be expected to know everything. Clinical teams must be supportive of staff learning needs, acknowledging that relationships with mentors, supervisors and other staff will affect an individual's ability to fit in, to ask questions and to feel safe.
authors.affiliation: Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, Surrey.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pearson
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008611:Mentors; D011231:Preceptorship; D012944:Social Support; D006113:United Kingdom