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Updated by Meagan Hollman on Mar 15, 2013
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10 Apps Made Just for Nurses

Whether you’re a nursing student studying diligently at a nursing college in Utah, or you’re an RN working 12-hour shifts, sometimes you need a little help here and there. Here are 10 apps that lend nurses a helping hand.

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Pocket Body.

Pocket Body.

This app helps nursing students at Utah nursing colleges study anatomy by providing the names of bones, muscles and other bodily structures.

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Symptomia.

Symptomia.

Plug in your patient’s symptoms and this app will come up with a list of all possible conditions with those symptoms.

3

Medscape.

Medscape.

Stay up to date on the latest medical news of the day with this app. In addition, Medscape allows you to look up procedures, diseases and unknown medications.

4

Harriet Lane Handbook.

Harriet Lane Handbook.

This app focuses on childhood development, diseases and special medications just for nurses who specialize in pediatrics and have to follow slightly different rules.

5

Davis Mobile NCLEX-RN Med-Surg.

Davis Mobile NCLEX-RN Med-Surg.

A practice exam in your pocket, this app helps nursing students at Utah nursing colleges study for the NCLEX by giving them questions taken from past NCLEX exams.

6

Davis’s Drug Guide.

Davis’s Drug Guide.

The medications market is constantly changing. This app keeps nurses updated and allows them to reference the 411 on drugs.

7

Anesthesia Drugs Handbook.

Anesthesia Drugs Handbook.

Nurses training to become anesthetists need to be able to correctly calculate dosages of various anesthetics based on the weight of the patient. This app does exactly that, as well as provides a reference for anesthesia drugs.

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The Color Atlas of Family Medicine.

The Color Atlas of Family Medicine.

Worth its price, this app includes vibrant, full-color pictures detailing common conditions and ailments.

9

Fast Facts for Critical Care.

Fast Facts for Critical Care.

For nurses who have graduated from a Utah nursing college working in the critical care unit, this app provides in-depth information to help keep critical care patients alive.

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Instant ECG.

Instant ECG.

Nurses need to be able to recognize and interpret Electrocardiogram Rhythms in order to ensure the health of their patients, but some of them are tricky to remember. Instant ECG is the perfect reference tool.