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I hope you remember. As unusual as it sounds, some of my former students have turned into some of these nurses even though they said that they wouldn't. It's easy to forget once you graduate and unfortunately, some research says that many nurses precept the same way they were precepted. This sucks when they were treated badly. Best of luck to you and be gentle to yourself this first year. Vicki

Good for you. Thanks.

How awful for you, elizabells. Tug

Hi First year graduates, I'm a Fourth semester ADN nursing instructor who loves her students and wants to make things better for them. I know the first year out is very hard. I also know that sometimes the experienced nurses make it harder for you. I'm doing my master's project on developing a class that can help RN's learn to use more mentoring behaviors towards students and new graduates. I need your stories about things the nurses did that really helped and things that made your life as a new nurse harder. Any stories from while you were in school would be helpful too. I know that I had a student come out of a room last semester crying because the nurse screamed at her about hanging some albumin, saying "I can't believe a fourth semester student doesn't know how to do this. I just need to be away from you!" This was in front of patients, visitors, etc. I could've choked her. That student was excellent and did not deserve that type of treatment. She is now in her first year and is doing very well. What does a mentor act like in your eyes? What characteristics do they have? Are they patient..., etc? Help me make a difference. Tug

:chuckle We must have gone to the same program. Learned a lot!!!! Hard! Tug