IPads for Rotations

[MelMcT2009]

For those who have iPads for clinical rotations, have you found it useful? Must have item?

For those who don't use iPads, do you just stick with pocket book + phone?

I'm worried pulling out my phone may give reason for preceptors to think I'm playing around, but not sure.

Thanks

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[Amygdarya]

For those who have iPads for clinical rotations, have you found it useful? Must have item?

For those who don't use iPads, do you just stick with pocket book + phone?

I'm worried pulling out my phone may give reason for preceptors to think I'm playing around, but not sure.

I *love* having my iPad mini on the wards, but a lot of people stick to their phones.
The reason I prefer my iPad mini to a phone is not only that it's more convenient to read my email, UpToDate and do UWorld, but it's also convenient to access EMR on the go (which can be useful, eg. on the long medicine rounds to check your patients' latest labs) + I switched almost 100% to electronic books, so now I can do my studying anytime, anywhere - even in the OR while waiting for a patient, and then it fits right my scrubs pants pocket, so I won't loseit/have it stolen.

 

[NWwildcat2013]

For those who have iPads for clinical rotations, have you found it useful? Must have item?

For those who don't use iPads, do you just stick with pocket book + phone?

I'm worried pulling out my phone may give reason for preceptors to think I'm playing around, but not sure.

Thanks

I worry about that too. Im constantly tempted to get out my phone and look up things on uptodate or medscape.

 

[Amygdarya]

I worry about that too. Im constantly tempted to get out my phone and look up things on uptodate or medscape.

I don't think it's an issue - by now most if not all attendings and definitely residents know about useful cell phone apps and may even use them themselves. On the other hand, what's the guarantee that you're not wasting your time eg. posting on SDN from your iPad (as I'm doing right now)?

 

[pinkpolkadoc]

I tend to use my iPad during outpatient rotations (unless I have access to a laptop) and whip out my phone to look things up on the wards. 9 times out of 10, if you ask your preceptor if they are ok with you looking things up between patients (or whatever the situation) they will not mind at all.

 

[Crayola227]

Just, in general, don't.

If someone says something, you can say "I'll look it up."

If you can't easily preface what you're going to do with that, just don't.

Jot stuff down and look it up later.