The Nurse Professional: Leveraging Your Education for Transition Into Practice"Nursing school did not adequately prepare me for this role" and "Why didn't anyone tell me about this when I was a student?" are commonly heard complaints from new nurses during their first two "rite of passage" years following graduation. But this transition to professional practice>=fraught with challenges, anxiety, triumphs, and tears>=does not have to be so difficult. The Nurse Professional helps novices prepare for their transition into a "real