Welcome to our New Graduate Nurses!

The first cohort of New Grads have started at MNCLHD for 2025.  Below are some resources that interest them as they adjust to their new role.

 

From Novice to Expert: Excellence and Power in Clinic Nursing Practice / Patricia Benner

Benner’s seminal text remains pertinent to all nurses, especially those beginning their practice as it highlights how a newcomer to the profession or specialty develops their skills, knowledge and clinical judgement to eventually become an expert.

 

How to Survive and Maybe Even Love Your Life as a Nurse / Kelli S. Dunham & Staci J. Smith

Guides the reader from graduation to their initial nursing position and onward to a thriving, rewarding nursing career. It acts as both a mentor and a cheerleader, offering guidance and support to new nurses throughout their journey from student to assured professional.

 

Just Sit: A Meditation Guidebook for People Who Know They Should But Don’t / Sukey & Elizabeth Novogratz

This engaging and informative meditation guidebook features playful illustrations and is designed for ease of use. It includes an eight-week plan tailored for busy beginners, helping even the most hectic schedules integrate meditation and reap its numerous physical and emotional rewards.

 

The Library!

Drop in or visit our website to discover what we have to offer.  Borrow one of the above books or another text relevant to the specialty you are working in.