title: A New Nurse's First Days at the Bedside.
abstract: This column is designed to help new nurses in their first year at the bedside-a time of insecurity, growth, and constant challenges-and to offer advice as they learn what it means to be a nurse. This first article addresses new nurses' anxiety at the bedside and offers practical tips on how to prepare for your first day.
authors.affiliation: Amanda Anderson works in nursing administration at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York City and is codirector of the Nurses Writing Project at the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, City University of New York. She is also on the editorial board and a contributing editor of AJN. Contact author: amandajandersonrn@gmail.com. The author has disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology