Comments on: Best PDAs (and apps!) for nurses

By: Jodie

Jodie — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 02:19:11 +0000

Since starting uni as a matured aged I have embraced the wonderful technology that is availabe. I have an ipad which i use during my tutorials.
On my hospital placements I have thought how great it would be to use this great technology which is literally at our finger tips. A condition of the wards I have been on is Phones are to remain in lockers. It is ashame that i cannot use the phone to search a medication instead of a MIMS book.

By: Sammy

Sammy — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:52:57 +0000

I was reading recently about Apps for nurses and was reading about Epocrates RX. As apps go this one looks interesting to me but it costs a few bucks. Hopefully I will find more people that have tried it and help me decide if it is worth the cost.

By: Andy Craig NP

Andy Craig NP — Sun, 23 May 2010 02:34:49 +0000

@Lynda–wow, that sounds extreme. Are you sure you want to work for people that uptight? That being said, you might want to consider a PDA; but some also have cameras, just like the phones.
@Mary-you don’t “have” to–but I think it makes life a lot easier! That’s how I got started with all this-FNP school. Very nice to not have to keep running to the office bookshelf all the time

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 14 May 2010 22:08:50 +0000

I am beginning a FNP program in the Fall and am currently switching cell providers. Will I need a smart phone during the program and should I get it now as an incentive for switching providers?

By: Lynda

Lynda — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:00:33 +0000

I have recently applied for a med/surg position. The hospital policy demands that there are to be no phones in private position of employees. The rationale is the ability to take pictures of patients with them.

By: Gary Wharton

Gary Wharton — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:57:13 +0000

Apple iPhone, definitely. I use a couple of software programs a general nursing program and a critical care program. One program I use is “Nursing Central” and another is the “ECC Pocket Guide” distributed through INFORmed software. I swear by these two software programs in my practice as an E.D. nurse they come in real handily especially when you need info fast.