Pda Software

[murmur]

I am a GN in the ER. I am looking for recommendations on PDA software to ease my work day. I still have trouble with documentation, so that is a focus. Thank you all in advance for your help. There so many beautiful, talented, and kind nurses in the world it is an honor to be among you.

[SunnyB]

http://www.rnpalm.com

http://www.freepalmware.com

They have some good medical/nursing based programs.

Good luck.

[Chris Hawkins]

Try ePocrates.com very good drug resource for USA based nurses (no cost for Palm but fee for Pocket PC).

Consider Archimedes at http://www.skyscape.com (free) for convernsions and ER suite 4.0 at MedicalWizards.com (costs) for informmation and algorithms.

Pocket Stroke is good at medicalpocketpc.com.

Chris Hawkins

Clnical Nurse Specialist, Emergency

Melbourne

Australia

[murmur]

Thank you Chris, I will check those out. Tidings to Oz - visited Melbourne a couple of times - beautiful city - beautiful people. I lived in Drummoyne (Sydney) in 1995. I would go back in a New York minute.

[murmur]

Thank you also Timmins, the freepalmware site didn't work? I'll try again.

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

The ER Suite is wonderful - has pedi calcs, RSI, conscious sedation dosages, drug gtt rate calcs - I use mine when I work the floor a lot.

[urbancowgirl]

Also try handandgo.com. there are tons of things on that site.

[urbancowgirl]

Do you have the addresss for the ER-suite?

The ER Suite is wonderful - has pedi calcs, RSI, conscious sedation dosages, drug gtt rate calcs - I use mine when I work the floor a lot.

[sweetcheekers]

http://www.pepid.com/products/rn/default.asp?product=RN&source=overture

[gougadawgs]

http://www.pepid.com/products/rn/default.asp?product=RN&source=overture

This software is great. I used it in the ER I used to work in a year ago. It is easy to use and has a wealth of information!

[jaimealmostRN]

On the pepid site: I don't understand. Do you download it just once, or do you have to go back for updates? It lists a 6mo, 12mo subscriptions. Can someone explain this? I'd like to just download something once.

[sweetcheekers]

On the pepid site: I don't understand. Do you download it just once, or do you have to go back for updates? It lists a 6mo, 12mo subscriptions. Can someone explain this? I'd like to just download something once.

My understanding is that you download it once during the period that you subscribe for (either 6 or 12 months) and that there is a cradle that connects to your home computer that you place it in when not in use and this is how any updates are installed. Mostly I think these updates would relate to medications.