Whether you are in nursing school or have been a nurse for years, there are several nursing apps available on smartphones and tablets that can really help you out. These apps are great for studying and will help you provide excellent patient care.
Pill Identifier
This app from drugs.com lets you look up various medications according to their common characteristics. It is very good to help you be sure you’re giving the right medication, or if your patient happens to drop their meds and you want to identify them.
Fast Facts For Critical Care
Critical Care nurses or those in nursing programs who want to work in critical care love the in-depth knowledge this app provides. It’s based on the books by Kathy White and includes great information on such topics as managing sepsis and heart failure.
Pocket Lab Values
Although many labs come printed with specific lab values on them, sometimes you don’t have the lab in your hand, or have access to a computer. This app will get you the information you need quickly.
Skyscape Medical Resources
This app has many useful tools. You can look up prescriptions, access many medical calculators and get clinical information, to name a few of the more important ones.
Instant ECG
Electrocardiogram Rhythms are made easy with this app. You won’t have to worry about remembering all the rhythms and you’ll be able to interpret your ECGs with confidence.
Pocket Body
This is a great app for anyone attending a nursing program. Pocket Body makes studying bone and muscle structures simple and convenient.
Davis’ Drug Guide 2012
This app offers a great tool to look up medications, backed by a name that has been trusted for years to provide excellent, up-to-date information.
IDdx: Infectious Disease Queries
This app allows you to input symptoms and get a display of common diseases.
Symptomania
This is another app that provides information about common diseases according to the symptoms your patient is experiencing.
palmPedi
Pediatric nurses agree that this app is a very valuable tool. With information on equipment sizes as well as medication dosages for kids, any nurse in pediatric critical care would love it.
