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What strategies has everyone used to organize syllabi etc for nursing classes? three ring binders and dividers or?????

Specializes in ICU.
For those experienced nursing students do you use just one huge 3 ring binder with all classes together or do you have seperate 3 ring binders for each class?

I use one huge 3-ring binder and divide my classes with clear colored dividers. Having everything together is more convient in case you have to look at a handout from another class. Having all those binders just creates more stuff to carry. Hope that helps...

Specializes in ER, Family Practice, Free Clinics.

I cannot LIVE without these cheapo little page flags:

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Thanks for all the great tips, guys. Its funny, not matter how messy and cluttered my house is, one thing I can't stand is a messy backpack!! I love, love, LOVE 3 ring binders!!! All my stuff, in one neat package, how can you go wrong?! I got a 99 cent clear pencil box at Staples last night to put my teeny stapler, hole punch, white out, post-it flags and other various things. Now, I'm all organized, and hopefully it will last through the first week!!

Specializes in Corrections, neurology, dialysis.
I found keeping my notes in order by date & subject in a large 3 ring binder with tabs to be helpful.

I did that too and it really is super helpful.

I just don't drag that whole freakin' binder to class every day. I only take the relevant power point for that topic. I put it in one of those folders that has those little brad thingies in them. After we test on that unit I take it out of the folder, put it in the Big Binder, then put my next power point in the folder with the brad thingies.

The Big Binder gets very full. That is why I needed separate binders for lab and clinical. With all the flipping back and forth the pages start to fall out. I have trouble focusing so that is why I only take the relevant power point to class and leave the rest at home.

Specializes in NICU.

bump for Fall 2012 students

Good information!

Thanks for the bump staceym!

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