Free Play

In this section of activities, you will be able to explore and use the PDA in an unstructured manner.  We have loaded a number of other relevant applications.  Also, be sure to examine the built in features of the PDA, such as the address book, the Memo Pad and the Date Book.  Some of these applications will contain data, others will not – it’s up to you to find out.  To begin you can turn-on the PDA at the bottom of this page.
The following addition applications have been loaded onto the PDA:
HanDBase Medical Reference Databases

• Cardiac Drips – A quick reference guide of cardiac medications, mixes, dosages, start rates, max rates, peaks, onsets, and durations.
• Clinical Sx Fluid Status - A quick reference guide of physiological parameters and values and their possible impacts on fluid balance.
• GenMedGloss – A general medical glossary.
• PedsNormals - A quick reference guide of pediatric values and equipment sizes broken down by age.

Isilo Reference Books

• NANDA by Disorders – Reference of NANDA nursing interventions grouped by disorder.
• Netter for Isilo – An illustrated human anatomy text.
• Acid Base – A basic primer of acid-base balance in the human body.
• Complete Blood Count – A text on blood chemistry with lab values.
• Conn’s CT – A text of to help diagnose, learn and treat a wide variety of disorders and diseases.
• Physical Exam Study Guides – Step by step guide for and discussion about the physical examination process.

Other Applications

• Triage Doc – A small decision support application that allows you to input lab values and assessment findings to aid in the triage decision making  process.

PDA System Functions

• Address – An integrated address book.
• Calc – A arithmetic calculator
• Date Book – The PDA date book and scheduler
• Memo Pad – An electronic notepad
• To Do List – List maker and organizer.