I just had no idea. No one told me.  They painted a rosy picture for me, so I thought it would be like anything else I set out to accomplish in life.  Let me be the first to admit that I was gravely mistaken.

When I think about my personal journey as a nursing student, two aspects of Lifelong Media, The Research Masters’ new initiative, stand out to me: A Day in the Life and Project Nightingale. These would have been valuable resources 20 years ago as I took my first steps toward a lifelong career in nursing…