Now that your journey has begun -- Common myths regarding nursing -- Facing the challenge of your chosen major -- Optimizing the value of classroom time -- Interacting with your instructor -- What kind of learner are you? -- The digital world of nursing education -- The clinical experience -- Once on-site -- Patients as people -- Working, family and crises that won't wait -- You are your own patient -- Licensure -- NCLEX -- The basics of job hunting in nursing -- The fine points of job hunting in nursing -- Reaching for the next star -- What? Me publish? -- Insuring your investment -- A nursing fable.