Hi occupationaltherapis,
The amount of nursing software available is TNTC! Below you will find
some programs that wills erve your purpose, and more!
Rnotes
$25.95 USD
One of the applications modules is:
?ASSESS -- assessment charts and tables such as Vital Signs, Pain Assessment?
http://www.collectivemed.com/jump/rnote.shtml
Clinical Rheumatology and Pain
$7.99 USD
?This medical reference has detailed work-ups, treatment plans,
medications and differentials for a myriad of medical conditions. It
includes a text on how to diagnose and treat osteoarthritis,
rheumatoid arthritis and connective tissue disorders, including
fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, lupus and gout.
The second text is a complete pain assessment manual. It provides
detailed diagnosis and treatment plans. It includes suggestions on the
use of opioids and many adjunctive treatments. It also covers basic
anesthesiology techniques. The material has been reviewed by a
Neurologist.? (If your Opalm is fairly new, then it probably has an
ARM chip. Check your manual to select the correct version)
http://www.pilotzone.com/pocket/preview/288636.html
PainSTAT
Scroll down to PainSTAT
http://www.jasonprogram.org/tools.htm
RNAssess
$32.95 USD
http://www.collectivemed.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=RNASS1&Category_Code=NURSE&Store_Code=CMN
http://www.collectivemed.com/jump/rnass.shtml
·?Features of this PDA Product
·Quick reference for nursing students and nurses working in clinical
settings that covers nursing assessment for all age groups, with
specialized communication techniques for clients of different ages and
cultural backgrounds
·Focus on health promotion and wellness; community resources; payment
mechanisms; specialized communication techniques based on age,
ethnicity, and culture; assessment of the use of alternative and
complementary therapies; antepartum and intrapartum assessment; and
documentation
·Includes normal findings and deviations from normal, with findings
needing referral for follow-up highlighted
·Patient teaching and home health care notes are provided for each body system/area
·Expanded communication, interviewing, and teaching techniques based
on age, ethnicity, and literacy level
·Information on psychological, functional, and mental status assessment?
http://www.fadavis.com/online_store/catalog/catalogdetail.cfm?section=online_store&publication_id=1949&subsection=catalog
Other Nursing Software
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Nursing Reference Suite
http://palmsource.palmgear.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=software.showsoftware&prodid=36364
Fast Facts
http://www.kathywhite.com/
What Fast Fact contains:
http://kathywhite.com/efastfacts/
Order online
http://www.kathywhite.com/catalog2.htm
http://kathywhite.com/efastfactshelp/help_index.htm
http://www.pdacortex.com/eFastFacts_review.htm
If your Palm came with a word processing program that allows you to
import MS Word documents into your Palm (mine does) this may interest
you:
Pain Assessment Form in MicroSoft Word Format
https://healthcareinspirations.com/hci_fe03_single_quantity.html?prodid=44
Handscribe
http://www.handscribe.com/products.htm
Nurses Toolbox
$37.99
· PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support Protocols (Updated 2002 AHA guidelines).
· PediCode - Pediatric Code module with rapid calculation of doses of
over 30 drugs and interventions (Updated 2002 AHA guidelines).
· PediDrips - Pediatric Critical Care Drip Module.
· PediFever - Rapid calculator of pediatric fever medications.
· PediOTC - A guide to over the counter pediatric medications.
· Abx Wizard - is a new section and is a miniature antibiotic guide,
showing recommendations by condition and including integrated
calculations of drug doses.
· ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Protocols.
· Adult Drips - Adult Critical Care Drip Calculator and Reference.
· Calculators - This new section has integrated calculators of items
like osmolal gap, croup, apgar, glascow trauma scores, peak flow,
oxygen tank time to empty, pregnancy calculator, and much more.
· Emergency Meds- Emergency Medication dosing with integrated dosage calculation.
· Fluid Wizard - A Pediatric fluid calculator for bolus and
maintenance with adult and pediatric burn fluids.
· Whats It! - A substantial upgrade in the addition of a miniature
drug guide licensed from FA Davis (Davis s Drug Guide). This will
allow users to quickly check what a drug is, its routine dose, and
therapeutic/pharmacologic class.
http://www.collectivemed.com/jump/rnbox.shtml
Other nursing PDA software
http://www.enursescribe.com/pdasoftware.htm
LMNPPr
?This PDA resource provides step-by-step guidelines for more than 100
procedures in all areas of nursing practice and contains many color
images.?
http://www.collectivemed.com/jump/lmnpp.shtml
Np Family
?Each monograph includes definition, etiology, occurrence, age,
ethnicity, gender, contributing factors, signs and symptoms,
diagnostic tests, differential diagnosis, treatment, follow-up,
sequelae, prevention/prophylaxis, referral guidelines, education, and
references?
http://www.collectivemed.com/jump/npfam.shtml
Clinane
http://www.collectivemed.com/jump/clina.shtml
This article mentions lots of other useful programs. I use ePocrates
for formularies, and it updates each time I hotsynch my Palm.
http://www.npcentral.net/talks/palm.pilot.shtml
ePocrates
http://www2.epocrates.com/index.html
A whole list of PDA nursing software
http://www.collectivemed.com/softindex.shtml
Spectrum Software
http://www.swspectrum.com/intouch/articles.asp?subsection=Spectrum
You may also be interested in this article from Emory University
http://www.emory.edu/EMORY_REPORT/erarchive/2001/September/erSept.17/9_17_01infotech.html
And this one from Johns Hopkins
http://www.mdnetguide.com/oncology/v3n6/onc_dec/onc_feature.shtml
And this one from Harvard
http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/painrelief/Newsletter/prcvol1_7.pdf
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia
http://www.cja-jca.org/cgi/content/abstract/50/4/368
There you go! If any part of this answer is unclear, please request an
Answer Clarification, before rating. This will enable me to assist you
further, if possible.
Regards,
crabcakes
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