Nursing 101: The Little Handbook of Basic Essentials

Have you dreamed of becoming a Nurse for as long as you remember? Do you think you have a pretty good idea of all a career in Nursing entails? Or, have you just graduated from Nursing School and now find it's nothing you expected? Worse yet, did your classes not prepare you for the magnitude of responsibility you now have? Were you not given clear strategies on how to manage your patients and the extensive workload required during a 12 hour shift? Or, have you been a Nurse for some time, but now feel tired, frustrated, and no longer sure this is the career for you? Do you struggle to get through your shift, going home with fear and worry you missed something in the care of your patients, or perhaps don't feel you gave them your best due to being overwhelmed by multiple conflicting priorities? For some of us, the realities of being a Nurse seldom match either our imagination or our expectations, and all too often our education falls short in providing us with adequate preparation-given