FREE PDA software for Nurses!!! June 15, 2008

Many nursing students and med students these days are using PDA’s to help organize the tons of information that comes there way.  It is a great tool and there are lots of programs available for the medical field.  Unfortunately many are fairly expensive.  So students may mot be able to afford all of the latest programs.  So I have put together a few links to FREE PDA programs for the medical field.  I hope you like them.  Let me know if you would like to see any other programs listed via comments.  I will add them to my post!

Here is a link to a page that has 41 free Palm OS and Pocket PC programs for your PDA.  It is geared soward nursing and med students.

http://www.fppda.com/free.html#free

This next sit, Clinical Skills Online, provides online videos demontrating the core clinical skills  was created for students in necessary for most Nursing, medical, dentist and veterinary medicine courses.  You can download them to a PDA or just watch with your laptop.

http://www.elu.sgul.ac.uk/cso/

Websites that explain Dimensional Analysis June 13, 2008

This is the last in a series to help students with math skills. 

Dimensional Analysis tutorials [keep in mind that dimensional analysis is usually done in chemistry and physics and nursing has only adapted it for use in medication calculation problems]:

• http://www.chem.tamu.edu/class/fyp/mathrev/mr-da.html

• http://chemistry.alanearhart.org/Tutorials/DimAnal/

• http://www.ncusd203.org/north/depts/…eviewSheet.pdf

 

*Special thanks to allnurses.com  I found all of these websites after reading helpful posts about math and nursing calculations.

Websites with conversion charts (Nursing and Chemistry) June 13, 2008

This is the fourth post in a series to help nursing students with math in nursing school and for the NCLEX.

 

Conversion charts:

• http://www.convert-me.com/en/ - Convert Me.com

• http://www.tostepharmd.net/pharm/clinical/measurement.html

• http://www.nurse-center.com/studentnurse/nur11.html - Nursing Formulas and Conversions. Includes a formula on how to do IV calculations

• http://www.accd.edu/sac/nursing/math/mathindex2.html - scroll to the bottom of this home page of this med calc tutorial. See the menu item that says “Common conversion factors/equivalencies”? Click the button next to it that says “GO READ” A conversion chart comes up for you

• http://www.apples4theteacher.com/temperature-conversion.html - Celcius, Farenheti, Kelvin Temperature conversion tables

• http://www.halls.md/body-surface-area/refs.htm - body surface area formulas

Websites to help with NURSING MATH June 13, 2008

This is the third post in a series designed to help students especially nursing students learn and refresh math skills to get great grades in Nursing school and pass the NCLEX.  These sites primarily focus on math for nurses.  If you would like to see general math or algebra web sites please check out my previous two posts.

 

Medication Calculation Help and practice problems you can work:

• http://www.m2hnursing.com/MedCal/index.php - Medication Calculation Tutorial - you do NOT have to register to go through the tutorial

• http://www.m2hnursing.com/MedCal/index.php - you do not need to login to go through the tutorial

• http://www.accd.edu/sac/nursing/math/default.html

• http://www.dosagehelp.com/

• http://wps.prenhall.com/chet_olsen_medicaldosage_9/ - companion website for Medical Dosage Calculations, 9th edition, by June Looby Olsen, Anthony P. Giangrasso, Dolores M. Shrimpton, and Patricia Dillon.

• http://www.alysion.org/dimensional/analysis.htm

• http://academic.cuesta.edu/nursing/math.htm

• http://webpages.chhs.niu.edu/kuczek/…alulations.htm

• http://www.delta.edu/tlc/TLCStudySup…rsingmath.html

• http://www.crnasomeday.com/medmath1.htm

• http://go.dbcc.edu/hhps/nursing/medi…culations.html

• http://www-isu.indstate.edu/mary/tutorial.htm

• http://home.sc.rr.com/nurdosagecal/

• http://www.testandcalc.com/quiz/index.asp

• http://www.oaklandcc.edu/Nursing/Doc…l2PRACTICE.pdf

• Pediatrics

◦ http://www.lww.com/promos1/karch/images/05-Karch.pdf - tutorial

◦ http://www.pharmacyexam.com/news/calculation.pdf - conversion chart

Websites to help with Algebra June 13, 2008

This is the second post of a series designed to gives students some additional resources when it comes to learning math and refreshing old skills.  These websites have lots of tutorials and explanations.  If anyone knows another one they would like to see on this list, please post a comment and I will add it.  

 

Algebra help:

• http://www.algebrahelp.com/ - Algebra.help

• http://www.purplemath.com/modules/index.htm - Purplemath Practical algebra lessons

• http://www.algebralab.org/practice/practice.aspx - Algebra Lab

• http://www.learner.org/resources/series66.html - algebra lessons on video

• http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/col_algebra/index.htm - College Algebra online tutorial

• http://64.78.42.182/free-ed/Math/Algebra/Algebra01_VidLect.asp - 26 half hour video lectures in college level algebra

• http://www.waybuilder.net/free-ed/Math/PreAlg02/PreAlg01_TBK.asp - ShockWave Lectures in Algebra

Websites for General Math Help June 13, 2008

 

Here is the first in a series of posts that give great websites for math help.  These are great for any student high school, college or nursing students.  As most nursing students know your ability to score high on math tests for nurses (calculations, dosage, and IV calculations) can determine whether or not you can become an RN.  I have heard so many horror stories about students accepted into the nursing program who have all A’s.  But they get less then 90% on a test covering dosage calculation and they are kicked out of the program. So this series is to give students a place to refresh their skills before in nursing school and faced with these challenges.

 

General Math help:

• http://amby.com/educate/math/ - a basic math tutorial

• http://www.academictips.org/acad/mathematics/index.html - advice on how to study math

• http://library.thinkquest.org/20991/home.html - Math for Morons Like Us

• http://www.webmath.com/ - Webmath.com

• http://www.aaamath.com/ - AAA Math.com. Basic math

• http://www.xpmath.com/

• http://www.math.com/homeworkhelp/BasicMath.html

• http://www.sweethaven.com/sweethaven…ns/fracs03.asp -fractions

• http://www.mathleague.com/help/fractions/fractions.htm#simplifyingcomplexfractions - everything you want to know about fractions

• http://www.visualfractions.com/ - Visual Fractions Tutorials

• http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/Math/PreAlg01/default.asp - Pre-algebra

 

Study and relieve stress? YES it is possible. June 9, 2008

Are you stressed for a big test? Need to study but just can’t seem to retain much? Perhaps you should try another method. A new study from East Carolina University says you should fire up a casual game. The gaming company PopCap underwrote the research, so much of the study is focused on games they offer. However, this can easily be translated into study skills. So, if you just aren’t getting anywhere or are getting stressed about upcoming tests try a study game.

Get a study group together for a game of trivia; everyone can bring their own questions and answers to put in the game. This will help you retain information better, if you hear several questions about the something worded different ways. Plus it starts a great support group for getting good grades in a challenging class. If you are enjoying yourself, your brain will release endorphins and that may help increase your power to retain information.

If you are looking for some solo games try StudyStack.com. John Weidner submitted this idea. Study stack allows a user to input information they need to learn in a ’study stack’ and then use it for flash cards, notes, or games. You can play matching games, hangman, cross word puzzles, word searches, and fill in the blanks. You can search other people stacks to see if anyone else is learning about cellular respiration, or photosynthesis, or human anatomy. You may be surprised at how many subjects are already covered.

Half of All Americans Wouldn’t Buy FrankenFoods…If They Could Tell The Difference June 6, 2008

A recent New York Times/CBS poll bears good news for ecopreneurs in the food industry. Fifty-Three percent of consumers said they would not buy genetically modified food. Unfortunately, there’s no way to tell the difference between Frankenfoods and the real thing.

A new CBS News poll found that 87% of consumers would like GMO ingredients to be labeled, just as they are in Europe, Japan and Australia. Yet the U.S. Congress has never even held a vote on the issue, to give shoppers the opportunity to exercise their most basic right - to make a choice.

Once again, labeling decisions made by the FDA and USDA, influenced heavily by big agriculture are keeping consumers from understanding what is in their food. The FDA’s position is: GMOs are the “substantial equivalent” of conventional crops and so does not require “disclosure of genetic engineering techniques…on the label.”Of course, there’s an explanation for that.

IF YOU WANT TO READ THE REST CHECK OUT THIS BLOG AT…..

http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/05/23/half-of-all-americans-wouldnt-buy-frankenfoodsif-they-could-tell-the-difference/

Flashcard exchange web site June 6, 2008

THIS WEB SITE DESERVES A MENTION!!!!

http://www.flashcardexchange.com

Next time you are studying something try this out. You can create you own flash cards and post them online for others. In turn, you can search and find flash card sets to download into word or excel for your own use. There are flashcards on virtually every subject ready to go. A great learning tool! You can use these as practice tests for classes, or as traditional study cards. What better way to practice then try to answer someone else’s questions!

This site will allow you to use flash cards in games, and will read the to you for the auditory learners out there.  Plus if you pay for membership you can study them on your PDA.  But since you can print them and take them with you there really isn’t a need.

I am definitely trying this for my next quiz!

Top 5 FREE study tools (Biology, Chemistry and Human Anatomy) June 6, 2008

Here are a few web sites you need to check out if you are a Nursing major, or any other medical related field. These study guides are FREE and a great supplement to any college class. I found these from instructor and student recommendations. So if you know of any other great resources please comment and post a link!

This web site is wonderful! It contains study guides, flashards, quizes and animation to help demonstrate concepts. it has information of chemistry, cell biology, Human Anatomy, and general biology. It has some great tutorials.

http://www.college-cram.com/study/biology/presentations/

This site has a free ebook for download entitled, Interactive Physiology 9-system Suite Human Anatomy and Physiology. I haven’t down loaded it to check it out. However, from feedback received it seems like a good study guide.

http://www.college-cram.com/study/biology/presentations/

This site is an unbelievable wealth of information hosted by the University of Minnesota. It is strictly pertaining to Human Anatomy and Physiology. This site provided practice quizzes, dissection videos, animation, and radiographic anatomy. These are provided by their school of medicine to their students and the public.

http://www.med.umn.edu/anatomy/learning.html

This another resource provided by the University of Minnesota. It is a A collection of study aids for entry-level anatomy and physiology students. Completely worth looking at if you are a student in anatomy, and want to get an A.

http://msjensen.cehd.umn.edu/webanatomy/

This is a shareware program you can sample for free, a licensed copy is roughly $79.00. 3D Virtual Human Anatomy Studio is Highly detailed and accurate 3D Virtual human anatomy reference application .Reveal both superficial and deep muscles, , tendons and bones. Perfect for learning and teaching for all levels.

http://www.brothersoft.com/downloads/human-anatomy.html