Guide to PDA
Guide to PDA (Handheld and Palmtop Computing Resources) for Health Care Professionals
The advantages of using a PDA are many. If programmed it an work a slave unit to the main ward or hospital computer. This means you don't have to run to the computer every time when you are on rounds and need to check the lab results or order medicine from Pharmacy or x-rays from radiology department. The time so saved can be better utilized for patient care and increases the overall working efficiency of the staff. The advantages of PDA are innumerable, to name a few they include:
Contributed by Miss.Vanessa, Dr.Sunil Shroff
The advantages of using a PDA are many. If programmed it an work a slave unit to the main ward or hospital computer. This means you don't have to run to the computer every time when you are on rounds and need to check the lab results or order medicine from Pharmacy or x-rays from radiology department. The time so saved can be better utilized for patient care and increases the overall working efficiency of the staff. The advantages of PDA are innumerable, to name a few they include:
- PDA as bedside reference material
- PDA for Drug references
- PDA For Diagnostics reference values
- PDA to refer to clinical guidelines or protocols
- PDA as Medical word or picture dictionaries
- PDA to check Lab values
- PDA to order drugs from pharmacy
- PDA to use for explaining to patient's or their relative about a procedure or condition
- PDA for education of student nurses.
Contributed by Miss.Vanessa, Dr.Sunil Shroff
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