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by Rose Lindy

If you are a nurse and have a PDA there is a good chance that you have acquired, all along the way, free nursing PDA software. But do you know how many different options are out there for this type of software?

Nursing PDA software is truly a great invention. You will find that free nursing PDA software works best with the Palm OS product. PDA nursing software can store and retrieve a patient’s medical history. It can also handle prescriptions, care plans, nursing actions and treatment assessments.

Do not be surprised if at some point you find you will need to add other nursing software to your Palm OS. This is because free nursing PDA software often does not come with everything that you need to make it as effective as it could be. Therefore you may find that you want to add more features.

The main purpose of this article is to provide you with Internet sites that have free nursing PDA software available.

1.Diagnosaurus
This program has been adopted from McGraw-Hill’s Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment. There are over 1,000 diagnoses available in the software.

2. MEDLINE on tap (M.D. on tap)
This software program features citations saving, history, limits, and links to text websites. You will need to have a wireless connection to use this program.

3. C-Tools 2.0
This is a program that will give you the most recent cancer information from the American Cancer Society. It also includes cancer screening information, cancer medications, patient support and symptom management.

4. 911
This software actually incorporates information from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, and the Medical Letter. This will provide you with up-to-date information on natural disasters, outbreaks, and infectious diseases.

5. HIV/AIDS glossary for Palm PDA’s
As the title explains this software will give you access to an AIDS information glossary and AIDS related terms. The user-friendly search feature allows certain to occur by a term or by listing the terms of alphabetically.

6. Wiser (Wireless Information System For Emergency Responders)
With this software you will have information at your fingertips to over 390 hazardous substances. Other features include substance identification support and physical characteristics of the substances.

So as you can see there are plenty of free nursing PDA software options available. It truly is amazing how many free things are available for nurses. Once you start using PDA software you wonder how you ever got along without it. I highly encourage you to take a look at this software into not limit yourself to only free software. There are many other options available that will make your job easier and you will be able to help people faster.

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