ANDROID: Comprehensive list of APPS
for professional & student nurses
(Free to $15 range)
Click any app name to access directly in Google Play Store.
NOTE: For security, only get Android apps from official Google Play Store (never use other third-party app stores).
ACLS / CRITICAL CARE / ICU:
ACLS Rhythm Tutor (Free)
80 ECG rhythms included in this app.
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ACLS Sim v2018 (Free)
12 case study simulations enable you to work through a code situation based on your decisions on CPR, drug administration and use of defibrillator. |
AMERICAN RED CROSS APPS:
Emergency by American Red Cross (Free)
Emergency is the one-download, "all-inclusive" app resource that puts vital information at your fingertips. Combines a comprehensive set of severe weather and emergency alerts from natural to man-made, giving you real-time information to help keep you and your loved ones safe. |
First Aid by American Red Cross (Free)
Step-by-step instructions with text, illustrations, and videos. A must-have! |
ALSO: American Red Cross also makes outstanding FREE apps related to natural disasters that help you know what to do both before and after a disaster, receive push alert warnings, find shelters, and much more. Click here: Red Cross Mobile Apps.
- NEW Red Cross app! Hero Care (Free) - resources for military, veterans, & families
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY:
CardioSmart Explorer (Free)
Interactive teaching tool for the heart by the American College of Cardiology: Use high-resolution cardiac graphics and animations to review and discuss common heart problems and treatment options with patients. |
Insight Heart ($4.49)
The human heart expedition. Interactive 3-D viewer explores heart in a healthy state and disease states (MI, CAD, a fib & more). Demo videos |
Visual Anatomy by Education Mobile ($2.49)
Interactive education tool & reference with 150 high-resolution images and more than 750 interactive feature points. When selected, each point displays a label & short description. Also contains 1247 additional Gray's Anatomy images and several 3D models. Plus 6 quizzes with 150 multi-choice questions. Click here for free version of app with limited number of images. |
ASSESSMENT:
- Heart Sounds by Promedics (Free)
All Skin Diseases and Treatments by Promedics (Free)
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CALCULATIONS:
MyScript Calculator 2 ($2.99)
Handwrite your equation on the screen & this app will convert it into digital text and perform the calculation. |
CDC APPS:
Centers for Disease Control (Free)
Access full-text articles from the CDC on health issues, preventing chronic disease, CDC podcasts, CDC videos, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) and more. |
CDC: Solve the Outbreak (Free)
Get clues about outbreaks, analyze the case & save lives! When a new outbreak happens, CDC disease detectives are sent in to figure out how it started, before it can spread. In this interactive app, you get to decide what to do: Quarantine the village? Talk to people who are sick? Ask for more lab results? The better your answers, the higher your score – and the more quickly you’ll save lives. Take the study of epidemiology outside the classroom! |
CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT:
COPD Pocket Consultant (Free)
The COPD Foundation's Pocket Consultant Guide (PCG) in an interactive app format. |
- John Hopkins Guides (Free app, but each guideline requires in-app purchase) Evidence-based medical guidelines for Antibiotics, Diabetes, and/or HIV available for purchase, starting at $29.99.
Lab Values + Medical Reference ($2.99)
This 3-in-1 app combines resources for Lab Reference Values (265 lab values), Medical Abbreviations, and Medical Prefixes and Suffixes (over 400). |
Figure 1- Medical Images (Free)
Photo sharing for healthcare professionals: Share images, knowledge, and clinical insight with other professionals, while keeping patient privacy safe. |
Sepsis Clinical Guide (Free)
A thorough, evidence-based, and easy-to-use resource for clinical information on sepsis. Includes a section on pediatric sepsis. |
DIABETES APPS:
EDUCATION APPS:
Browzine (Free)
Connect this app with your college library account to browse and read your favorite journals in e-format. |
Explain Everything Whiteboard (Free)
Animate & narrate explanations and presentations with this easy-to-use app. Create videos & export directly to YouTube, Dropbox. Demo video |
Kahoot - Game-Based Learning Platform (Free)
Turn your classroom into a gameshow for interactive, game-based learning. This is the student app, educators sign up at getkahoot.com to create, discover, launch and play games. |
Quizlet - Digital Flashcards (Free)
Access all flashcards you upload and/or create in your free www.quizlet.com account. Turn your flashcards into quizzes & games with the tap of a button. In my opinion, Quizlet is the best digital flashcard app right now. |
Socrative - Student Clicker (Free)
Socrative - Teacher Clicker (Free) Interactive audience response system. Turn almost any mobile device or laptop into a "clicker". Use questions and games to engage your class and evaluate how they are understanding material in real time. Accessible in class simultaneously by all Apple & Android devices! |
SyncSpace Shared Whiteboard (Free)
Collaborative whiteboard app can be used by multiple users in real time over the internet. Infinite zooming provides unlimited space. Demo video Accessible in class simultaneously by all Apple & Android devices! |
TED (Free)
Access the entire TED Talks video library featuring the world’s most fascinating people presenting thought-provoking, innovative ideas. http://www.ted.com/talks |
INTEGRATIVE CARE:
Daily Yoga (Free)
Yoga coaching app suitable for all levels: beginners, intermediate and advanced. Provides 50+ HD videos of yoga exercises, pictures of 400+ yoga poses, soothing music, & more. |
MEDICATION RESOURCES:
Epocrates Rx (Free)
Offers a free mobile drug reference. |
FDA DrugShortages 2 (Free): FDA updates on shortages - you can turn on optional alert feature.
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GoodRx (Free)
Easily compare prescription prices at local pharmacies, which vary more than you think. App provides current cash & sale prices, manufacturer coupons, pharmacy discounts and valuable savings tips for thousands of prescriptions. GoodRx tells you which pharmacies have common generic drugs for less than $4 per fill, etc. |
Micromedex Pediatric Essentials ($9.99/year)
A pediatric clinical drug reference. Comprehensive and easy-to-use.
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MyTherapy Medication Reminder Pillbox (Free)
App to help patients manage their medications. Comprehensive database covers prescription and non-prescription drugs, contraceptive pills and vitamins. Reminders can be easily set after scanning or entering your meds. MyTherapy can print and share medication data with your MD and family. |
MENTAL HEALTH APPS:
Anger & Irritability Management Skills (AIMS) (Free)
Practical tools and help for anger management. Created by the VA, but can be used by anyone. |
- Healthline: Best Depression Apps of the Year
- Psychiatry Advisor: Top 10 Mental Health Apps
NEURO:
Glascow Coma Scale Free by Copanonga (Free)
Easy-to-use, interactive GCS score assessment tool. NIH Stroke Scale (Free)
NIH Stroke Scale Assessment app with pictures for diagnosis of aphasia.
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OB & PEDIATRICS:
CDC Vaccine Schedules (Free)
Quick access to recommended immunization schedules for infants, children, adolescents, and adults -- complete with footnotes. |
Heartpedia by Cincinnati Children's Hospital (Free)
Congenital heart defects can be difficult to visualize and explain. Heartpedia allows you to interact with 3D models of pediatric heart anomalies and defects. Healthcare providers can use these visual learning tools to help educate patients and families on specific defects and repairs. Also, patients and families can learn more on their own or share the details of a defect with concerned friends and family. Supplying the right information and tools ultimately results in the highest level of care and the best outcomes. |
PALS Review ($5.99)
Prepare for the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification/renewal with this app, which has four 25-question practice exams covering key pediatric resuscitation concepts. Each question has detailed rationales to help you master the content. (Note: this app only contains practice exams, so it is for review of PALS concepts, not initial learning.) |
PALS Sim (Free) features 8 case scenarios that allow you to assess a patient, the EKG rhythm, then you make the decisions to direct your team in resuscitating the child.
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Preconception Care (Free)
Provides info to support integration of preconception care into comprehensive primary care. Developed by the VA for use by anyone. |
Simply Sayin' - Medical Jargin for Kids (Free)
Medical jargon can be overwhelming to children because they process information differently than adults. Developed by Certified Child Life Specialists at Phoenix Children's Hospital, this app includes: alphabetized glossary of medical terms with simple language explanations; illustrations and photos; anatomical images that can be drawn on freehand to illustrate surgical procedures & medical conditions; and sound clips. |
QxMD APPS:
- (Free to $7.87) - Click on buttons below for more info...
SLEEP:
CBT-i Coach for INSOMNIA (Free)
Educates about sleep, developing routines, and improving sleep environments. For people engaged in CBT-i (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia) or who simply want to improve sleep habits. Created by VA and Stanford School of Medicine. |
Sleep Better by Runtastic (Free for basic. $1.99 in-app purchase for all features)
A sleep cycle tracker, smart alarm clock, and sleep diary. Place your phone on the bed so app can use internal accelerometer to analyze your movements to identify depth of sleep. Wakes you in your lightest sleep phase, during a 30-minute window you set. Charts allow you to review your sleep patterns overnight, and a diary helps you track details like alcohol intake to see patterns that affect sleep. Sleep Cycle alarm clock (Free): All features listed above. |
TRANSLATION:
Google Translate (Free)
Translate 80 languages, listen to your translations spoken aloud, directly translate speech & handwriting. |
VETERANS' HEALTH:
- Click here to visit the VA App Store
Exposure Ed (Free): Excellent info for providers on military-related exposures to chemical and environmental hazards (Agent Orange, burn pits, depleted uranium, warfare agents, etc.) and VA exposure-related programs and benefits.
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Hero Care by American Red Cross (Free)
Helps military, veterans, and families prepare for, cope with and respond to the challenges of military service. |
VIRTUAL REALITY:
ANDROID: Within - VR (Virtual Reality)
Open app & click on these immersive 360 degree documentary films:
OPTIONAL: Buy a simple cardboard accessory to turn your smartphone into a virtual reality viewer. click here. |
WebMD APPS:
Medscape by WebMD (Free)
WebMD's resource for professionals. Access comprehensive info on 10,000+ drugs/herbal remedies, conditions & procedures. Medscape has content specifically geared to nurses: http://www.medscape.com/nurses Designed for patient use:
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FREE APPS YOU MIGHT LIKE TO TRY:
Aging Booth (Free)
A fun exercise to increase empathy: help nursing students literally visualize themselves as elderly with this free app. |
- Bone Marrow Transplant Guidelines (Free): Care guidelines for patients and clinicians by the National Marrow Donor Program and Be The Match.
- Disease Dictionary (Free)
- Eye Emergency Manual (Free): Interdisciplinary clinical decision support tool for MDs, RNs, and paramedics. Created by Australia's Agency for Clinical Innovation.
- FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) (Free): Preparedness info for different types of disasters, map of FEMA Recovery Center locations (one-stop centers where disaster survivors can access key relief services) & shelters, and more.
- Flipboard (Free): Your social magazine. Connect it to your Facebook, Google+, and/or Twitter account to turn the updates & links from friends into a highly visual, interactive magazine. Click here: demo video
- Google Fit (Free): Just carry your phone and get access to your walking, running and cycling activity. Connect third party devices and apps to Fit and we’ll show you all of your fitness data in one place.
- My Fitness Pal (Free): Fast, easy-to-use app to track diet, calories, exercise.
WISER (Free): WISER (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders) offers rapid, comprehensive decision support in hazardous materials incidents. Created by U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH).
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Raney Linck is a nurse educator living in Minneapolis, MN,
and was named Minnesota Nurse of the Year in Education by the March of Dimes. |