In this episode we recap Hannah’s first year of nursing. For Hannah and for so many other new grads, it was nothing but pangs of self doubt over and over again. Am I going to make a mistake? Will I hurt someone? What if I’m a bad nurse? Will it ever get easier? Suddenly you can’t remember anything you learned all those years in school, you’re unsure of every decision you make, and you’d love nothing more than to run. Hannah talks about how those feelings impacted her first year as a nurse and how it eventually bled into her personal life as well. New nurses, old nurses, every single nurse needs support because at the end of the day we’re not just nurses, we’re humans too. We’re so busy caring for others that we forget to care for ourselves. The burnout rates are astronomical, nurses are leaving the profession altogether, and there will never be any change unless we start speaking up about our individual experiences when we lacked support and how it changed us. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you’ve been through something similar as a new grad or even if you’re a seasoned nurse and experienced some of the things discussed in this episode, please consider sending us a DM and sharing your story.