Anyway, in order to fully participate in the program, he had to have a PDA or Smartphone or something similar. So I’ve spent most of my summer researching and price-checking and comparison shopping. Apparently a Smartphone is/can be a PDA with phone capability. They’re amazing. Palm is the most brand-recognized, and that’s what we ended up getting (thanks to Danni and Josh!).
Nursing school requires PDA’s because all hospital charting is now going electronic. (Theoretically, at least. It’s taking awhile for everyone to switch over, but society’s getting there.) We’ll have to buy software for it that will allow Matthew to record all patient information and keep it organized in a device that will fit in his pocket. It’ll also have reference encyclopedias and dictionaries and a place for his own notes (not to mention a game or two). Additionally, he can add an extra memory card to it for even more useful information. All in all, I’ve decided I want one, too. This is a picture of one like ours:
For my incentive (hopefully I'll finish before the end of the month!), I'd like an mp3 player of my own. That way, I can stop "stealing" Matthew's.
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