University of Agder May 12 2025 Overwhelming, demanding – yet a rewarding experience? A new study points to several measures that can make the first practice placement for student nurses safer and more educational. What surprised me the most was the marked difference in how students experienced the follow-up during their practice." Associate Professor Ingrid Espegren Dalsmo Over several years, she has studied nursing students at 11 different nursing homes during their first practice period,