Nurses patient education is important for building patients knowledge, understanding, and preparedness for self-management. The aim of this study was to explore the conditions for nurses patient education work by focusing on managers' discourses about patient education provided by nurses. NEW NURSES know that teaching patients is important. They also know that their shifts are usually so hectic that patient teaching comes after more immediate responsibilities, such as medicication administration and dressing changes. New nurses need to get in the habit of thinking about patient education as a way of providing nursing care beyond the here and now. Even more important, new nurses need to maximize the time they spend on patient education to obtain the best outcomes for their patients.