Nursing Palm Software

XYicuRN2B · Nov 7, 2006

'evening Folks -

Soon 2 Be New BSN Grad here (Dec 06). I've got aspirations of critical care and recently just accepted a job in a 21 bed cardiac set down unit.

Bought myself a Palm Lifedrive (used on Ebay for

Now I have a dilema though. I've heard the Epocrates essentials is great softward, but has also heard good things about the Nursing Central softward from Palm (davis drug guide, Taber's dictionary, medline, etc...)

Does anyone have any input on Palm based software to help in such a situation...

PS - I'm not a new grad wanting to do Crit Care only to move into a CRNA program (No desire to basically kill someone while the surgeons cut them, but ensuring that we can later wake them up again... Really not my bag)

I spent 1.5 years as a Tech in a local ICU, and 1 year as a nurse extern on a surgical floor. Got sick of running my tail off with 4-6 pts and not knowing "everything" thats happening w/ my pts. Love the Intensity, the teamwork, and the intimacy of nurse/pt/family relationships one will find in critical care...

Thanks for the insight to this rookie...

Jay M. Schroeder, SN

UW Oshkosh Dec 2006

Sigma Theta Tau - Eta Pi