Some of you may know-or most may know, I am in nursing school. I love it-I wish I had done it 7 years ago when I first started college. Its wonderful and amazing. One of the things I have to do in nursing school is a clinical rotation. I've had two rotations of medical-surgical nursing. In this type of setting you are dealing with a lot of very sick people, and many times, people who are alone. It is my job to help care for them and in some cases brighten their day...just a little bit. Nurses all carry clipboards to write down important information-vital signs, notes, reminders etc. I finally was tired of carrying my full-sized clipboard around with me, having to set it down every time I needed to do something-and then walking off and leaving it. Sometimes things are hectic and you just forget. Then its lost for 10 minutes or so-well, you see where this is going. I decided I needed a small clipboard, the half size clipboards. The problem is they are all chipboard (AKA brown). This not fitting with my personality. SO I set out to change that (the clipboard-not my personality).
This is what I started with-
- clip board
- 2 pieces of scrapbook paper
- mod podge
First I removed the clip from the board. I then used mod podge and applied the paper. I chose to use two sheets-and I removed a small bit from each-it gave it a layered effect. I let the mod podge dry, and reattached the clip.
This handy little clipboard now fits in my smock/scrubs. So I don't have to worry about laying it down and walking off-
This is super simple and it has been a HUGE help for me in the hospital so I stop losing stuff.
-Jess
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