Nerdy Science Blog

There are a lot of different fields that are making use of the iPad in new and inventive ways, but the medical field in particular has benefited from having the device that allows them to not only share information across cloud storage, but cuts back on the amount of paper that is wasted. Nurses in particular are able to take advantage of numerous apps that can make their jobs easier and more efficient. Here are just a few of them.

1. Carter’s Encyclopedia of Health & Medicine
Covering 12,000 entries, this app allows you to search for treatments, abbreviations, and everything in between in a dictionary style document. Whether you’re just getting started in the nursing field or you’ve been doing it for years, this is a great reference for all nurses.

2. Procedures Consult
Allowing nurses to choose information based on speciality, the biggest advantage of this app is that the informational videos are stored locally, so even if there’s no WiFi access you can still make use of the information.

3. 5-Minute Consult
Completely free, this app features more than 900 conditions, including 200 for pediatrics, with images, diagnoses, treatments, and images for dermatology nurses that can be particularly helpful in determining a condition.

4. eFilm
Perfect for the nurse that just can’t run to Imagine all the time, this app allows them to send the images directly to your iPad where you can review them in a variety of formats to help in the diagnostic process and you can even place them in your gallery for review later. This app does require a monthly subscription.

5. Evernote
A great app that allows nurses to keep notes in the cloud and access them from anywhere. Audio, images, and text can all be compiled into a single note that can easily be edited directly from the device and referenced at a later time. A great way to stay organized and helps you to remember everything from what you gave that previous patient to a note about an interesting case to review later.

6. Pocket Medicine
From Massachusetts General Hospital, this nursing app is a must have for those dealing with internal medicine. Includes common problems and sections for a wide range of specialties. This app updates for 12 months after purchase, meaning it’s up to date for a year.

7. Pocket Lab Values
Great for anybody in the medical field, this app will provide answers to common lab values at the touch of a finger even connects with Google, Medline Plus, and Wikipedia.

8. Davis’ Guide for Nurses
The eleventh edition includes 800 drug dosing references, as well as audio to pronounce more than 800 generic drugs. Includes references for adverse drug reactions and caution statements for several medications.

9. Visual DX
A great way to view diseases across a variety of factors, making them easier to diagnose. Includes age, skin type, and even what stage the disease is in. Allows you to enter diseases, review the next steps, enter symptoms, and boasts a host of images as a reference.

About the Author

Pete K Jeong is a graduate student working towards his masters degree in nursing. Thanks to online masters in nursing programs he’s able to do much of this work from the comfort of his own home. To learn more about this an similar programs visit: http://rn-to-msn.org