Dividers!

dragonflylilly · Mar 16, 2016

I keep no more than 3 classes (two dividers) in a three inch binder. More likely, I only keep two classes in a three ring binder so that by the end of the semester I don't have a bulging binder.

Leonardsmom,LPN · Mar 16, 2016

It really depends on each person. I do at least onebinder for each class, and the number of dividers tends to vary. For my med surg class right now I have set up three binders. The first one has most of the supplemental in it along with the current unit that we are working on. I have a divider for each section of the supplement, general, skills, pa, unit outlines, and then the current content with that outline placed in front of the powerpoints and my own written notes from reading. The second binder I have the powerpoints for the rest of the units with a divider for each unit. As finish unit 1 and start unit 2 will take unit one powerpoints and notes out of the first binder place in the second and place the next unit into the first binder adding my written notes as I do them. Will continue the process for each unit. The third binder is my clinical for this class again with dividers for each part of the supplemental.

It seems that with each class I have continued to tweak my system a little depending on that particular class and what I have found to not work or work previously. With this current class all of the powerpoints are available to print off so did that yesterday after class orientation, problem was that it filled my two inch binder with no room to add anything else, so the additional binder that is larger and will stay at home. By the end of the class all the material that was covered will be in one place for future reference if needed.

MsCupcakes · Mar 17, 2016

I am a fanatic about Post-It Tabs ... I have different sizes and colors which I use to mark both my textbooks and notes. I've found they can be easily carried, and you can just stick them on the first page of notes for that section.

Leonardsmom,LPN · Mar 17, 2016

I am a fanatic about Post-It Tabs ... I have different sizes and colors which I use to mark both my textbooks and notes. I've found they can be easily carried, and you can just stick them on the first page of notes for that section.

Have used those myself also, helps for dividing out different chapters being covered, marking tables for quick reference. Also use post it tabs in my clinical books for common labs and Nanda labels currently using for the week.

meaganmutuc · Mar 19, 2016

I really actually like the idea of this!

Samm06, BSN, RN · Mar 21, 2016

For my Foundations (last semester) and Med-Surg 1 (this semester) I have used a divider for each week. Staples sells dividers with numbers on them, so I just use whatever number of weeks I'll be in school for and keep all my classwork and powerpoints separated per which week we start the unit.