ipod touch applications for clinical

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Which applications for iPod Touch do you use for clinical? Which are helpful? TIA!

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I have Nursing Central. It has several components but I use Davis Drug Guide, the lab reference and Taber's.

I also have a free app called Med Calculations- it will do a quick BMI, GCS and so on.

Another important one for me is a metric system converter that includes farenheit to celsius.

Not for clinicals- but my new fav is NCLEX cards. It cost a few bucks and has about 4000 questions. I have become totally addicted to those crazy quizzes.

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Skyscape has a ton of useful ones- check out their website. Drug guides, lab references, calculators, etc.

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Specializes in LDRP.

wait to download anything from skyscape if you are not in NS school yet. a lot of nursing schools will offer you a discount on these apps when you are accepted... if you are already in clinical, ask your school if they offer these discounts!

but yeah, i use the drug guide and tabers from skyscape, i also have a free ABG calc, med calc, a couple anatomy quizzes, the ati nclex review app, and a flash card app...

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I have nuring central from unbound. I use Davis's drug guide everyday at clinicals, tabers is great and I do use Diseases and Disorders a quite a bit. It's way better then bringing a bunch of books to clinicals.

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oh and I forgot. RN notes has been handy for looking up the steps to a procedure when you need your memory refreshed.

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Specializes in Psych.

I used Skyscape for Davis' Drug Guide. Our school required that we buy it and RN Diseases and a lab values program. When my Palm Pilot died after 3rd semester and I replaced it with the Touch, I only bought Davis through Skyscape. I found that Googleing lab values or diseases gave me way more information than the required software.

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I have to agree I use nursing central because it was required for my school and I love it. It allows you to reference multiple books in the palm of your hand.

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My school doesn't offer any kind of package. :/

Do Nursing Central and Skyscape update every year, or do you keep paying each year?

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Not for clinicals- but my new fav is NCLEX cards. It cost a few bucks and has about 4000 questions. I have become totally addicted to those crazy quizzes.

These cards are soo addicting!! Good practice on my free time :-)

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lab values

medical dictionary

nurse's pocket drug guide

**Merk Manual** one of my favorites!!

Also apps not for clinical are vol 1-5 saunders NCLEX q&A

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Specializes in cardiac-telemetry, hospice, ICU.

If only! My program does not allow any type of electronic gadgets, they are very strict, it's a shame.

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