Since many of you have been nurses for quite some time, it's important for us to also know the reality of the socialization process for our new nurses. Your assignment this week is to interview a new nurse (someone who graduated less than 2 years ago) about their socialization process to nursing. Share your findings with the class. Briefly describe the socialization experiences of the nurse you interviewed. Conclude your posting with your thoughts on what you have learned from the new grad's experiences. Using where you believe yourself to be in the socialization process, how can you apply this knowing of another's experiences in your clinical practice? Our natural instinct in online classes is to just quickly react to what we are reading or learning, but this week, take your time, and respond to the topic thoughtfully. How we socialize our new nurses has nothing to do with anyone else outside the profession - this is a discussion of us! Even if you are a new nurse you may NOT use your own experience. There is a lot to be learned from the experience of others! Try not to interview a friend or someone who knows you or vice versa. There is much to be said about the 'confessional' value of anonymity. Post your initial cited and referenced response the first week of the module. Be sure to include in your posting a bibliographic citation for the article you have read and are responding to. Two cited and referenced peer responses are due as well; one cited and referenced response must be in the second week of the unit, the other cited and referenced peer response can appear in either week of the module.