In today’s world, there’s an app for everything. Nurses and medical professionals can benefit from the easily accessible information in a convenient app. There are literally millions of apps available, so which one do you really need? Below is a list of 10 popular, easy to use apps available for download.
1. Pill Identifier
The Pill Identifier app by Drugs.com allows you to search a database of more than 24,000 RX/OTC medications by drug name, imprint, color, and shape. The search includes drug images, RX/OTC availability, description/indication, CSA schedule, strength, and pregnancy category. This particular app costs $0.99 and is available in a Pro edition.
2. Nurse’s Pocket Guide
Nurse’s Pocket Guide provides the information you need for accurate nursing diagnoses and effective care plan development. This app includes 440 medical conditions with associated nursing diagnoses, care plan guides, NANDA diagnoses, NIC and NOC labels for each diagnosis, actions/interventions organized by nursing priority, defining characteristics presented both subjectively and objectively, and much more.
3. Medscape
The Medscape app allows you to access the latest medical and clinical news, as well as reference articles and CME/CE courses. You can customize your home screen and easily access your favorite clinical tools and bookmark articles. Key features of the app include the ability to look up current prescribing and safety information on over 8500 RX/OTC drugs, supplements, and herbals. The app features a drug interaction checker, pill identifier, specialty specific calculator, and much more. You can also earn free CME/CE credits!
4. Nursing Central
The Nursing Central app includes a combination of five best selling resources. The app gives you access to Davis’s Drug Guide, Taber”s Medical Dictionary, Davis’s Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, Diseases and Disorders, and Prime PubMed. It’s an easy to use, efficient, one-stop-shop that offers a wealth of useful information. This is a paid app and has a yearly subscription
5. NCLEX RN Mastery
The NCLEX RN Mastery app was created by nursing educators and professors to help nursing students prepare for the NCLEX exam. This app features over 2200 exam like questions, must know strategies, and in depth explanations to prepare you to pass your exam. Take advantage of the limited free version or choose a subscription. The NCLEX PN Mastery is also available for Practical Nursing students.
6. Skyscape Medical Library
The Skyscape Medical Library app is a support tool containing over 400 resources/titles from leading authors, publishers, and medical societies. This app comes in a free version and a premium version The free version includes the following:
- Skyscape Rx includes information on brand and generic medications with interactions, and over 400 integrated dosing calculators. This includes a multi drug analyzer tool.
- Skyscape Clinical Calculator has more than 200 interactive tools and is organized by specialty.
- Skyscape Clinical Consult is evidence based clinical information on diseases and symptoms.
- Skyscape MedBeats is news and information based on your specialty.
7. Taber’s Medical Dictionary
The Taber’s Medical Dictionary app contains over 65,000 terms and 32,000 audio pronunciations. It also includes 1,200 photos, more than 600 patient care statements and over 100 videos. The app goes beyond the in depth definitions by providing nutrition and alternative therapy, symbols and units of measurement, immunization schedules, medical abbreviations, nursing diagnoses and updates. Other features include the ability to bookmark, enhanced search option, and appendices with alternative medicine, laboratory values, and more.
8. MediBabble Translator
MediBabble Translator is a medical interpretation app that not only includes English and Spanish, but you can also download French, Russian, Mandarin, German, Cantonese, and Haitian Creole. This app contains thousands of translated instructions and questions that are playable as audio recordings. MediBabble Translator does not need an internet connection once it’s downloaded.
9. NurseGrid
NurseGrid is a scheduling app created by nurses to help take control of their work life. This calendar was built by nurses, just for nurses. NurseGrid allows you to quickly add shifts to your calendar, quickly find co-workers and swap shifts, see who is working each shift, manage your credentials, and much more. This app can be customized for up to 8 different worksites and allows in app group or personal messaging.
10. Med Mnemonics
Med Mnemonics is an app that uses mnemonics to help you improve your knowledge. A mnemonic is a short rhyme, phrase or other mental technique that makes information easier to memorize. This app comes with more than 1,900 searchable mnemonics and can be filtered by discipline. Med Mnemonics can help improve your ability to recall information with the use of the simple rhymes, acronyms, and memory tricks.
There you have it! Ten helpful apps for busy nurses. Many nurses work an entire shift on their feet and don’t even get a chance to sit down. If an app can save you a little time and actually prove useful, why not get it? If the above apps don’t suit your current situation, take a few minutes to browse the app store and find one that makes your life a little easier!
