Tools for New NP Student

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Specializes in Hospice, Med/Surg, MR/DD.

For all of you experienced NP and senior NP students what tools should this new NP student invest in that will help with my studies and clinical practice? Thanks for all the help in advance.

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Well, since I'm in psych the only tool I carry around with me is my brain. Always there; never misplace it. It's never stolen. :smokin:

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

lol Zenman.

Okay - I'm both a student (peds CNS) and a practicing APN (adult health CNS). Here is what I like:

iPhone - start with the free stuff then as you advance and specialize, add on.

Maxwell's - I have this both on my iPhone and a print version. When I'm dictating on my phone, I like to use the print version to ensure I'm not missing anything.

Pad of sticky notes - for phone messages, to add a pt name to my list, etc.

Two pens - one always goes dry when I least expect it.

Reading glasses - because I'm pretty blind without them - lol

Pt list.

I used to carry much more but now I'm down to the basics.

Good luck in school.

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Specializes in Hospice, Med/Surg, MR/DD.
lol Zenman.

Okay - I'm both a student (peds CNS) and a practicing APN (adult health CNS). Here is what I like:

iPhone - start with the free stuff then as you advance and specialize, add on.

Maxwell's - I have this both on my iPhone and a print version. When I'm dictating on my phone, I like to use the print version to ensure I'm not missing anything.

Pad of sticky notes - for phone messages, to add a pt name to my list, etc.

Two pens - one always goes dry when I least expect it.

Reading glasses - because I'm pretty blind without them - lol

Pt list.

I used to carry much more but now I'm down to the basics.

Good luck in school.

Thanks

I do have an iphone so I will check out Maxwell's. Appreciate the advice.

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Tarrascon's pharm, epocrates whole version- worth the $ no questions, Tom Tom to find all the crazy clinical sites you are sent to, very good syethescope!

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"Reading glasses - because I'm pretty blind without them"

Hey, this is the age of the computer - I had to get TRIfocals!

:lol2:

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Specializes in General.

epocrates hands down, the whole suite is nice to have it has a med calc that is great for pedi doses but a word of advice get used to doing them on a calculator in case you ever forget your pda or it dies that was the advice of a preceptor i had

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