Pda Software

http://www.rnpalm.com

http://www.freepalmware.com

They have some good medical/nursing based programs.

Good luck.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

They frequently update the material and their software. The program on your PDA stops working when the subscription expires, apparently. That is a disadvantage. If you don't mind a monochrome display, the product is excellent--especially the integration of dosage calculators and such. They abbreviate a lot of terms. And it is fast. :) No bells and whistles. Not much graphical information. If you want to deal with the authors only one time, you may want to consider other software. PEPID is more like a service contract.