While your nursing yearbook will likely provide a portrait of each nursing student, a more interesting collage of photos can capture what really took place throughout the school year. Include candid shots of students in action, whether they are listening to a class lecture or interning at the hospital and providing hands-on care to a patient. You can even include pictures from social events for nursing students. Ask students to submit their own pictures as well.
Nursing programs require students to complete clinical experience to show that the skills they have learned in class are applicable and useful in a real-world health care setting. In the yearbook, include a list of the clinics, hospitals and physicians' offices where students worked. Years from now, students will enjoy reflecting on their clinical experience, which is likely their first foray into the world of nursing.
Let the nursing students speak for themselves in the school yearbook. Have students fill out a questionnaire, and select an array of responses for the yearbook. You can format this as a "Nursing Student Q&A" section in the yearbook. You can ask students what their favorite class was, who their most challenging professor was or what benefits they received from their clinical experience. Students will enjoy reading the responses of their peers, and years from now, these responses will trigger memories of nursing school.
Nursing school might be the end of the students' education, but it is just the beginning of their careers. Include a section in the yearbook that provides tips from faculty members, offering advice for students just venturing into the world of health care. Since many nursing faculty are nurses themselves, they can provide valuable advice for graduating students. Send out a questionnaire to faculty, asking them to provide advice for new graduates, and print the most helpful responses in the yearbook.