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My friends have always given me a hard time because I take my PDA with me wherever I go, but I have found that it has helped me while at work and possibly saved a patient's life. I have a program installed on my PDA called PEPID RN, I first got it while in nursing school because it was a required item for a course. I'm so glad I got a chance to use it because it has the information that I don't use every day and I can't possibly remember everything about every condition or situation that walks through the door of the ER. I found out after my class was over that the program was actually written by nurses - which is nice because nurses and tech people definitely don't think alike! We had a situation in which a baby was brought in because he was having seizures - a very scary situation that I had NEVER seen before, and hope to never see again. Thanks to my PDA, I was able to access information on how to handle the situation - b/c we don't deal with this stuff we don't always know how to handle it. Thankfully, the baby was okay and we were able to help him. More and more doctors have PDAs and medical software, but it can definitely help nurses care for patients better and improve accuracy.

As a new grad, I started out with a PDA but I never used it. In my unit there are computer terminals at every bedside and scattered throughout the unit, and I use these to access any clinical info I need (drug guides, disease info, etc.)

Milah - Did you know you can even add your own products? You should add the PDA that you use. Send me a message if you need help.

I have the Palm OS with Skyscape's RN constellation pack installed. I absolutely love it! Having labs, nsg dx's, and Davis' Drug guide at my fingertips is great! I use it all the time.

My husband just bought one, we are waiting for it to arrive. He got one that's suppose to work on the wireless network at home, I'm not sure what model or type yet...but once I know I'll let you know how I like it. I'm hoping it'll get here before next week clinicals start. My honey is first semester and I'm almost done in the program, so he can take it over...if I let him.

I also have a PDA that I never go to work to with out.  I also use the Skyscape RN constellation program.  I have added many of the extra programs.  I abolutley love it.  It is my second brain.