American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

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AACN's PDA Center
Make your PDA your Lifelong Learning Companion!
April 20, 2008

The AACN PDA Center is undergoing a new facelift! We've added some movie tutorials to this site and new features to our Acute and Critical Care Nursing Medicopeia software package. With clinical software at the ready to answer any question you have at the bedside, to multimedia clinical content to keep you current in practice, your PDA is an invaluable lifelong learning companion. Read more below!

What's the Latest?

NEW Medicopeia 2008 Additions! Content from the American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC) for your PDA!

As an AACN PDA Medicopeia subscriber, you will now receive two clinical features from AJCC FREE! Bimonthly, beginning in May, you'll automatically receive the two clinical articles below when you hotsync your PDA device. Read them at your leisure and save or delete as you wish. Medicopeia also offers a vast variety of nursing software, described below, so visit the AACN PDA Center to subscribe now!

AJCC Clinical Pearls
AJCC is a reliable source for evidence-based research on the latest scientific advances in high acuity and critical care, but sometimes the practical bedside applications of its published studies are not immediately evident to readers. To help solve this problem, the Clinical Pearls page summarizes some of the most practical clinical content from each issue in digest form. In just a few quick sentences and bullet points, entries on the Clinical Pearls page offer a "Reader's Digest" version of the bedside implications of select research articles, encouraging readers to take a closer look and to dive into studies they might otherwise have missed. Readers are encouraged to share the page with other interested clinicians.

AJCC Patient Care Page
Although AJCC maintains editorial independence from AACN, topics in the journal often dovetail with association projects and publications (such as AACN's Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments) that aim to better working conditions and generally improve patient outcomes. As such, the AJCC Patient Care Page represents another means by which readers can learn about best practices in critical and high acuity care. Select articles in each issue of the journal are accompanied by this special page, which carries AACN's endorsement and summarizes clinical information for use by nurse managers and others who provide patient care throughout the hospital. Similar to the JAMA Patient Page, the AJCC Patient Care Page offers easy-to-use, easy-to-understand information about diseases and conditions, interventions, techniques, protocols, and standards of care that readers are likely to encounter in the high acuity and critical care environments. Building on the article's content, the AJCC Patient Care Page offers basic health information and the latest standards of care based on available scientific evidence.

Medicopeia 2008 edition!
Watch this brief guided tour to see what's all new with Medicopeia 2008. This tour will show you a quick overview of the software programs included in your Mediopeia subscription. After viewing, you'll see why these programs are essential when caring for your patients!

Click Here: Medicopeia Tour! (this is a large, colorful movie, so for enhanced viewing, please download and watch on your own computer. RIGHT CLICK on the link and choose "SAVE TARGET AS").

PDAs and Multimedia Education!
AACN wants to teach you how to maximize the usage of your PDA for lifelong learning, as well as clinical patient management! Watch this new tutorial that shows how PDAs can support your clinical education! Resources such as audio/slide NTI clinical presentations, NTI audio sessions and even DVD video resources can all be enjoyed on your PDA device. Take a look, and please let us know your thoughts (email education@aacn.org)

Click Here: PDAs and Multimedia Education! (to download and watch on your own computer, RIGHT CLICK on the link and choose "SAVE TARGET AS").

RIGHT CLICK HERE, and choose SAVE TARGET AS to download a free Video Player for your Palm device. This player will allow you to watch video files purchased from the AACN PDA Center. Topics coming soon!

Now Available! The Burns Wean Assessment Program (BWAP) for Palm OS!
The Burns Wean Assessment Program (BWAP) is designed to systematically assess and integrate the impact of general, pulmonary, and mechanical factors on weaning and to assist the clinician in care planning. The BWAP factors are classified into general and respiratory assessment categories with the respiratory assessment category being broken down into subcategories of gas flow and work of breathing, airway clearance, strength, endurance and gas exchange. HIPPA compliant, only $39.95! To watch a demo, click here!

AACN's Medicopeia for PDA: Save up to $197!

The newest, most advanced PDA solution is now available! Designed exclusively for AACN and bedside nurse clinicians in many areas of practice, the AACN Medicopeia, Critical Care Nurse Edition, makes installing, registering, unlocking and managing your PDA and applications a thing of the past! Say goodbye to unlock codes and serial numbers with this exciting program!

With the all inclusive AACN Medicopeia package you'll receive a Palm PDA (choose from the T|X or theTungsten E2) along with drug monographs on thousands of medications (including integrated weight-based dosing calculators), clinical references, tools, and calculators, all updated and unlocked automatically every time you synchronize your device!

And, as an exclusive for AACN Medicopeia users, you'll have access to the weekly AACN Critical Care Newsline, providing you up to the minute press releases, alerts and information, simply by synchronizing your device.

AACN Medicopeia includes the following software:

Epocrates RxPro
ER ICU Toolbox
5-minute Clinical Consult
Cardiac Medications E-reference
Critical Care Assessment E-reference
Hemodynamic Management E-reference
MedCalc
MedRules
Adobe Acrobat Reader for Palm OS
AACN Critical Care Weekly "E-News"
AJCC Clinical Pearls and Patient Care

The new Palm T|X device, complete with the above software is only $379, a savings of $167 (if individually purchased; annual renewal fee is $129).

Medicopeia with the Tungsten E2 is just $319, a savings of $127 (if individually purchased; annual renewal fee is $129).

If you already have a PDA device, you can still subscribe to AACN Medicopeia. You'll receive all the software listed above for only $129 (and annual renewal is only $129!) Click below to learn more:

Just Released! Medicopeia with NEW T|X, click below:

Medicopeia with Tungsten E2, click below:

PDA Devices from Palm!

Tungsten E2
The new, brighter color display of the E2 makes it easy to see your schedule, contacts, and nursing software programs, indoors or out. And with better color saturation, your photos and video clips come to life in rich, dazzling color. 32MB of memory is included and the new "flash" memory helps protect the information on your handheld -- even if you don't have time to recharge. Also included is Bluetooth Wireless technology, and Documents to Go, enabling you to create and edit Word and Excel documents on the fly. Device alone is $199. Best value when purchased with AACN Medicopeia, Critical Care Nurse Edition (see above). Click below to learn more about the E2!

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AACN e-References Now Available in Pocket PC Format!

Laboratory Values
Pulmonary Assessment
Pediatric Critical Care
Infectious Diseases
Hemodynamic Monitoring
Critical Care Assessment
Cardiovascular Assessment
Cardiac Meds



x x	x x AACN Pocket Reference Package, 1.0 Price: $49.00 This package includes 8 of AACN's most popular pocket references, including Cardiac Medications, Laboratory Values, Cardiovascular Assessment, Pulmonary Management, Infectious Diseases, Critical Care Assessment, Pediatric Critical Care and Hemodynamic Management. Buy this complete reference package and you only pay for seven, the eighth is FREE!	x x

x	AACN Pulmonary Assessment Pocket Reference, 1.0 Price: $7.00 This electronic version of the popular laminated reference card provides information provides information on patient history/chief complaint, normal breath sounds, blood gas changes, volume ventilator settings, weaning criteria, BWAP and more.	x x
x	AACN Cardiac Medications Pocket Reference, 1.0 Price: $7.00 This electronic version of the popular laminated reference card provides information on common cardiac meds including loading and maintenance dosages, indications and contraindications.	x
x	AACN Laboratory Values Pocket Reference, 1.0 Price: $7.00 This electronic version of the popular laminated reference card offers a wide range of lab results at the touch of your stylus!	x
x	AACN Infectious Diseases Pocket Reference, 1.0 Price: $7.00 This electronic version of the popular laminated reference card provides diagnosis and treatment of various infectious diseases in the ICU and many more!	x
x	AACN Pediatric Critical Care Pocket Reference, 1.0 Price: $7.00 This electronic version of the popular laminated reference card includes information on normal vital signs, development, isolation precautions and much more!	x x
x x	AACN Hemodynamic Management Pocket Reference, 1.0 Price: $7.00 This electronic version of the popular laminated reference card provides management assistance for a wide variety of patients with changes in cardiac output related to alterations in preload, afterload, contractility and heart rate.	x x
x x	AACN Critical Care Assessment Pocket Reference, 1.0 Price: $7.00 This electronic version of the popular laminated reference card provides detailed critical care assessment. Includes a comprehensive system review, geared for novice critical care nurses.	x
x	AACN Adult CCRN Practice Exam for Palm OS Price: $22.00 This application for Palm OS devices contains 231 questions and is designed as a study tool only. Contains a compilation of questions to be used in helping you learn how to take the Adult CCRN examination. Free trial version available.	x