Julia Phillippi

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SmartPhones

• Julia Phillippi

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Quick Review SmartPhones

• Any phone with capabilities beyond simple voice
  calls usually those with Wi-Fi and internet
  capabilities
• Internet with or without Wi-Fi
• Text Messaging
• Calculator
• Apps, Apps, and More Apps !!!

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Get Smart. Look it up.
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Collegiate education
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Case Study

• 17yo female was a passenger in severe motor
  vehicle accident but relatively unharmed. In the
  ER now with superficial lacerations, rule out
  head injury
• I took 2 pills a few hours ago that my friend
  gave me. No, I dont know what there were. They
  were green triangles. Will I be OK?
• Use Epocrates pill ID to find what the patient
  has taken. Tell her what type of pill, dose and
  the side effects of the medication. Does this
  affect your care?

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• Xanax XR 3.0 mg
• Allow patient to see picture for confirmation
• Can use this information at the bedside to
  educate, discuss
• Students can readily access textbook knowledge
  while in the clinic

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Uses in patient Education

• Pictures of anatomy and physiology, readily
  available
• Preventative Health Screening
• Weight Tracker
• Food, exercise, weight log
• Medicine Timer
• Appointment Reminder

• Maps to appointments
• Fertility Tracker
• Health Log
• Patient enters labs, dates, results
• Communication for patients with aphasia or autism
• Helping Diabetics link foods with hyperglycemia

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Uses for Staff Education

• Current guidelines always updated, always
  available
• Easy to search reference tool
• Podcasts, Vodcasts, You-tube videos allow
  training any time of day, location
• Check, recheck drugs, dosages, differential
  diagnosis while at bedside
• Builds a culture of reference studies confirm

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Staff Education

• Setting Rural Hospital
• Problem Increased rate of failed IV placements
• Little time for official
  inservice
• Solution Required video training when nurses
  are
• personally available

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Staff Education

• You must be on the Nomad server for this to work
  because you need the subscription
• Go to New England Journal of Medicine
• Click Video
• Click Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation

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Staff Education Back-Up

• Go to You-tube
• Search for peripheral IV
• Choose ultrasound guided peripheral line placement

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Get Smart. Look it up .