McGraw-Hill’s Nurse’s Pocket Drug Guide is a new release by USBMIS. The PDA edition is a quick-access reference for registered nurses and advanced practice nurses. It provides vital, up-to-the-minute information related to the selection and administration of 1000 commonly-used medications. It includes drug interactions, laboratory test-findings, nursing implications, and patient education for each drug and herbal supplement. The Nurse’s Pocket Drug Guide features key data on common uses, mechanisms of action, pediatric and adult dosages, and common side effects.
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Ahh… like i mentioned before, i dunno how many nurses will actually take the initiative to even look up references in books whenever they encounter daily problems in ward/clinics, let alone using the hi-tech PDA as reference!
At least in my setting, dunno about other hospitals, those nurses will use the easiest way out — PAGE THE ON CALL DOC! Just that simple… Why the hassle looking up in books? Probably they think doctors are “well paid”, so why must they do extra at no cost? 😉
Furthermore, local nurses, most of the new ones, can hardly even speak English or spell “tachypnoeic” or other common terms correctly… (they always spell it as “tacypnic” or “tachypnic” despite many times i corrected them)…so i dont think they will even touch the English reference text in the first place!
If they use the “Search” function in PDA, surely will never get to the phrases or words they are looking for!
Just my 2sen!
I just stopped by this site to check on any new updates for PDA medication programs, and I have to say that the above physician comes off as arrogant, and maybe a bit racist. I’ve been a critical care RN for several years now and use my PDA often. I have to admit that I don’t see that many now, but our computers are also upgraded to include vast resourse avenues to look up many questions along with medications. It’s also on our new medication Pixis machines for handy reference.
Praxilla
p.s. dunno…is don’t know.. lol