Going into Home Health-Palm Pilot or what?

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I am moving from the hospital, where there are lots of reference materials, to home health as a Case Manager. I was wondering if Palm Pilots are outdated or if it would perfect for downloading medication apps as well as other types of reference. I don't want to spend 600.00but I have to have easy reference for teaching and safety.

Specializes in Trauma Surgery, Nursing Management.

Imthatguy, you would look totally awesome and very hip with one of these! You can carry an EMT bag and look just as macho...but with a compartment for tubes, L-scopes, IV bags, and meds...too bulky! Every single surgeon that I work with carries a computer bag. They don't look metro to me, just very prepared.

But we are losing focus of the OP's request...should she get a Palm or something different?

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Specializes in Trauma Surgery, Nursing Management.
Yours is to just be quiet while me and canes figure out how you should look.

Clear, did I tell you today how much I adore you?!?!?

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I had a Palm Pilot. I was using Epocrates for meds. The problem is that it (epocrates)is now designed for use with Palm cell phones. It wasted a lot of battery power trying to connect and update itself when there was no connection. (the basic program is free though. I liked it because I could get the basic info for a unfamiliar drug, and look up the rest later.) I still have the Palm, but I don't carry it because this was the only thing I was doing with it. I now have a "smart phone" that I do my documenting on. I am not allowed to use the phone on it, but can go on the internet. "Drugs.com" is a good site to use

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