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Being a Preceptor to New Grads is an Honor | Love Your Nursing Life | Bobbi McCarthy

By Bobbi McCarthy, RN | Published on Nov 27, 2011

When I graduated nursing school wayyyyyy back in 1991, I was hired immediately by the hospital I currently work for. I began my nursing career on a med-surg floor working the day shift alongside the nurse who was chosen to be my preceptor, Laverne Pellitier. […]