New grads: what did you do with your notes from nursing school?

[shockable_rhythm]

Here's a question: did you save your notes/powerpoints from nursing school or get rid of them? For those that saved them: do you ever refer to them? I have about 5 big notebooks full of notes/powerpoints/etc. and am wondering if there would be any benefit to holding on to them...

[Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN]

When I graduated last year, I threw all of the hard copies of my notes into a storage locker and put it in my closet. I burned all of the computer copies to a disc. I have to admit that I never went into that locker all year, though I did view/print some of the computer copies, especially the notes for my specialty area.

Now that I'm no longer a new grad, I plan to burn all of the hard copies as well as my clinical uniform. I'll still hold onto that disc, though :)

[hiddencatRN, BSN, RN]

All of my notes except the first quarter of the program are on my computer. I plan to keep them, along with a couple of my textbooks. I feel like they'll be helpful for at least the first year out of school.

[barleynhopsBSN]

I throw my notes away after every class. If I want to look something up it is easier to look it up online or in a book rather then my notes.

[rayfocker]

i sold em to interested parties.....any takers?

jk

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

If you toss them, please recycle. That's what I did with mine -- the recycle bin! It was very liberating.

[shockable_rhythm]

Well...I was talking with some other nursing students about burning them in a bonfire after the last final...talk about liberating Not sure about the environmental part though. I wasn't sure if there would really be any reason to hold on to them for reference. Keeping copies of the powerpoints on a disc isn't a bad idea. I know some people who held onto their notes for sentimental reasons..never thought about selling them, LOL.

[Sl1011]

Most of my notes are on the computer.. so I've gotten rid of some of my hard copies but I still need to clear out some stuff. I graduated Aug 6th, and I've sold a few books as well. I plan on keeping my fundamentals and med/surg books.

[luvbug080688]

i have all of my nursing books still. but my notes i plan on burning tonight or tomorrow night before i take the next step in my nursing journey : )

[elle_RN]

I'll be getting rid of the vast majority of paper notes, and my laptop crashed with the rest of them. Unfortunately a lot of my papers were on that laptop. The paper notes I will keep are from two specific lecturers. Lots of "real world" med/surg advice. Unfortunately our peds and maternal/newborn lecturers weren't very good so all those notes are already thrown out even though that's the specialty area I like. They were out of practice for too long and didn't stay up to date.

I will be keeping all of my papers though.