What is Nursing Software?
Nursing software allows nurses an easy way to access the information they require to do their jobs. Most software is available on personal digital assistants (PDAs) and pocket personal computers (PCs), allowing nurses to bring the software with them while attending to patients. One of the most helpful types of nursing software is a drug guide. This type of software allows nurses to check medications for drug information, side effects, and any possible interactions with other medications that the patient may be taking. It will also provide dosing information and specifics about how the drug works. Some drug guides have built-in calculators. Nursing calculators, also available separately, figure the dosage of drug needed for a patient based on their weight and other factors. Other features on a drug guide calculator are a pregnancy calendar, blood alcohol calculators, and around 100 other calculations that a nurse may need to have available at a moment’s notice. Nursing software can be u