Critical Care Pocket Guide & Calculator

[pkr99]

Hi,

I have been working in PACU for the last 7 years and am returning to an open heart intensive care unit in a few weeks. I remember seeing a nifty little gadget about the size of a calculator and it did include calculator features with it. It was a critical care pocket guide that listed things like common drips used - how they're mixed - major algorithims - cardiac calculations and just a host of great info all contained in a pocket sized gizmo that looked and functioned as a calculator. Just can't remember who makes it and where I can get it. Anybody know? Thanks.

[H2OHead]

I took a class where the prof made us keep a journal of formulas acronyms, pneumonics, etc. The thing is invaluable, but all of the information is condensed from acceptable practice and universally understood formulas that are published in the texts i still have and will never get rid of (you bet that lawyer will have a copy of the exact text you studied).

With the PDA's the software is probably great, but heaven forbid the thing give you a wrong answer on a critical calculation. I can see where the thing might come in handy, but i don't know the guy that wrote the software, i have never worked with him and threrefore i don't really trust him.

Anyone know if any state's Board of Nursing is addressing the issue of PDA's at the bedside and if they will back you in usage of one program over another? The plot just gets thicker doesn't it.

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