Britta Newcomer, RN, BSN, OCN

The house was dark and silent in the early morning hours of that mid-October day in 1978. Just 6 weeks into the University of South Florida (USF) nursing program, today was the day—my very first clinical rotation. At last, I would be taking care of patients, albeit under the watchful eye of my clinical instructor, which felt a little intimidating and yet was also a comfort, all at the same time.