KateRN1 1,191 Posts Specializes in COS-C, Risk Management. Has 20 years experience. Jun 7, 2010 Love my Garmin Nuvi. I can search, bookmark, add pictures, and use Bluetooth. It allows me to request an alternate route and shows delays in the traffic pattern. I wish I could remember what the model number was.
caliotter3 38,333 Posts Jun 7, 2010 My Honda Accord came with factory GPS that I just love the screen images on. I can't stand any of the different freestanding models I have seen in the stores. One of these days I intend to track down what make, model it is and see if it is available. Funny not to see that kind of screen in the stores. Like TV shows, if I like it, it gets pulled from the market.
anticoagulationurse 417 Posts Has 7 years experience. Jun 9, 2010 I also love my Garmin Nuvi (I talk back to her and her name is Carmen - spend a lot of time alone on the road). Has worked flawlessly for 2 years and my job would suck without it.
Intern67 357 Posts Jun 12, 2010 Need a great GPS for my new job. I would like bluetooth too.I bought a low end Garmin Nuvi 205w when I started as a home health aide. It is the basic model but it does precisely what I need it to do - get me from place to place. I used it all the time outside of work, cannot imagine driving a car without one. I think it cost about $100 8 months ago.I'm sure there are higher end models with more bells and whistles. Take a stroll through Best Buy or some similar store and you can play with them.
annacnatorn 221 Posts Specializes in LTC, Home Health, Hospice. Has 16 years experience. Jun 13, 2010 I have a Garmen Nuvi Top of the line..pretty much the only thing I can't do with it is let it drive my car. It tracks mileage, gas cost, lets me know if I am driving in an economical etc...etc...etc...In Home Health/Hospice you need something that is dependable. Tried and True, Garmen is the best. I've tried others and have taken them back, I did not like them.As a side note, you can also search for local police departments/city services. When it is plugged in to the car via sig. lighter, it tracks traffic for me...Love it, I call it my second Husband (He does not talk back and also knows where he is going....Happy Traveling!)
aubreysmommy 34 Posts Jun 15, 2010 I also have a Garmin nuvi (low end about $100) and it is GREAT. I was just telling my hubby today that my job would be 100 X's harder without it!
Intern67 357 Posts Jun 16, 2010 I also have a Garmin nuvi (low end about $100) and it is GREAT. I was just telling my hubby today that my job would be 100 X's harder without it!If I owned a home health agency, I would issue that exact unit to every employee and require that they use it. If they lose it, they replace it. The $100 investment would be returned very quickly. I sometimes wonder how much time and mileage my company pays people who drive around lost without a GPS. When I was in orientation, the guy I was with got lost twice to the tune of about 20 miles and an hour of lost time (both of which he charged the company). I bought my Nuvi the very next day.The most experienced aides just dont seem to want to buy one. The two other aides I oriented with had 20 years experience too and no GPS.
mamamerlee, LPN 949 Posts Specializes in home health, dialysis, others. Has 35 years experience. Jun 17, 2010 I am an old-school type, and learned how to read maps, and map out my day! I rarely got lost because I also confirmed anthing strange with the clients. But I am also an up-to-date type, and I have recently started to use the GPS system that is in my phone!It's too tiny to look at, but it talks to me, and that is enough for me.It was hard enough to convince our agency to purchase enough pulse oximeters - which we ALL needed! Somehow I don't think many agencies will provide GPS systems.
