Ashley, Thank you for sharing your post, I admire your reflection as an outsider view with burnout. New nurses experience many challenges in their first job. Burnout can be experienced very early in the nursing career as well as ongoing throughout. When I started at Bellin, in Green Bay a nurse residency mentor program was established for new nurses. The twelve month program was extremely helpful and supportive to “green” nurses. Each month new nurses would meet from all units to discuss current challenges, patient situations, engaging interactive discussions, and critical thinking opportunities. By the end of the twelve months, I had gained confidence, knowledge from shared experiences, critical thinking, and peer relationships. The nurse
