Going into Home Health-Palm Pilot or what?

[tulsanurse1]

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 I was wondering if Palm Pilots are outdated or if it would perfect for downloading medication apps as well as other types of reference.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.

[canesdukegirl, BSN, RN]

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?

[canesdukegirl, BSN, RN]

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?!?!?

[cathrn64]

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