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GRADUATE ENTRY DNP: PDAS AND HANDHELD COMPUTERS
The Graduate Entry DNP Program encourages you to purchase a PDA (personal digital assistant or handheld computer) and software for use in clinical for reference and medication review. If you do not use a PDA, you will need to purchase additional books for reference and bring then to clinical with you.
The PDA will also be very useful in your MSN clinical courses. Wireless Bluetooth enabled technology is prohibited in the clinical setting. Patient data can not be stored on your PDA. The PDA is used only for reference. MAC computer users may have some difficulty interfacing with some PDA programs.
PDAs may not be used in class without express permission of the course faculty.
If you buy the following reference PDA software, you will not need to buy the text book.
- Taber's Medical Encyclopedia
- A nurse's drug reference
- A laboratory test or diagnostic test reference
Software Recommendations & Sites
There is free software available as well as purchase of entire texts in PDA form. Epocrates does not include nursing implications so it is better for nurse practitioners than nursing students.
Purchase a PDA that has sufficient memory and allows for adding a memory card if needed. An example of an appropriate PDA is the Tungsten E2 by Palm. You will have to be able to download and update your PDA on your own computer. You will not be able to use computers at FPB for that purpose.
If you have questions about PDAs, contact Ms. Kathleen Meyer.