PDA programs

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Specializes in Cardiac/CCU.

Hey y'all,

I will be starting at TWU in the fall, and am trying to prepare. I would like to start using a PDA again, and was wondering if the regular nursing programs out there such as med books are applicable to anesthesia or if I should invest in anesthesia-focused programs. I've looked around, and there are so many programs! Anyone have any favorites or recommendations? I would prefer a windows OS, not palmOS. Also, what PDAs do you use?

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Specializes in AICU.

They have a really great PDA for nurses forum which has a ton of helpful info! Goodluck!

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Specializes in Cardiac/CCU.

I'm not looking for nursing stuff, but CRNA stuff!

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I'm not looking for nursing stuff, but CRNA stuff!

Hey. I'm at TWU now and don't worry about buying PDA software until the summer. If you absolutely need something now, go to skyscape.com and check out 1. Clinical Anesthesia by Barash (this is also the textbook you'll be getting) and 2. Sota's drug book. That's what I have in mind. Also, buy a memory card for your PDA. You'll be getting some software from the school to track your cases during clinical. Hope this helps.

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Hey y'all,

I will be starting at TWU in the fall, and am trying to prepare. I would like to start using a PDA again, and was wondering if the regular nursing programs out there such as med books are applicable to anesthesia or if I should invest in anesthesia-focused programs. I've looked around, and there are so many programs! Anyone have any favorites or recommendations? I would prefer a windows OS, not palmOS. Also, what PDAs do you use?

I and a few of my classmates have the combo phone/pda that are windows based. I love it. Plus, just get anesthesia focused software.

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Go to skyscape.com and find the anesthesia constellation. Lotta money, but the bundle is well worth it. Contact them and shoot them some line about how "all your class" will be buying from them as nurse anesthesia students, maybe you'll get the discount we did.

The best program on the site as far as anesthesia drugs is, well "AnesthesiaDrugs".

For each drug, it gives:

Uses

Dosing (IM, IV, intranasal)

Elimination

How supplied

Storage

Pharmacology - very in-depth

Pharmacokinetics - very in-depth

Guidelines / Precautions

This program saved my can many times as a junior.

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I agree with the above vote for Anesthesia Constellation..... I am 5 mos into my program and have found it valuable. skyscape.com

Jess

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Specializes in Cardiac/CCU.

thanks y'all!

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http://www.palmsource.com/interests/anesthesiology/#10

This site is pretty cool! I think I got it from one of the forums. Try searching the forums for "PDA". What is nice is that a lot of programs let you trial them, I suggest you do that. There are a lot of programs that sound great and turn out to be cheezy.

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