studentemma

hi, im a third year nursing student in New Zealand and this year we were all given pda's for the year (which we have to give back). So far ive found mine quite useful. Mine is a HP iPAQ pocket PC. The most useful parts are the text books that are loaded on there including the drug quide (MIMS) which i use everyday, RN fast Facts and Nurses handbook of health assessment. I think that i also need a nursing/medical dictionary loaded on so i could look up conditions etc while out on clinical. I have also been using mine while out on clinical to type out assignments which i then load into my home computer and print out which is a real time saver for me as during my last placement there was a lot time in which i had nothing to do, so i worked on my assignment. One thing that i think is very important in a PDA is a large battery life. Mine seems to last well but i have herd of other types that only last a couple of hours. I am also alble to record converdations on my pda which i think could be useful particuarly as my next assignment involves several interviews with someone. I quess this could also be useful when doing an assessement on someone in a clinical setting. But it may also pose some privacy issues.