Finding your voice: the transition to newly registered nurse

Tips and advice on how to step up to your new professional role, and use your voice to advocate for patients, support colleagues and challenge practices

As a newly registered nurse (NRN), finding your voice in a professional sense can be challenging.

You may feel you should speak up but are not quite sure how, or you may think your voice does not matter due to your relative inexperience. Or maybe you are so busy trying to keep your head above water and make it through the day that you sometimes forget you even have a voice.

Establishing your professional self

Finding your voice is a personal process. It means discovering and using your own way of speaking to