Medscape can be utilized by various healthcare professionals and medical students. This application provides users with multiple different references regarding the medical field. The fields within the app that I viewed as most critical and important to the medical world were the reference tabs. the Drug Reference Tool, the drug interaction checker, the pill identification guide, the medical calculators, and the clinical guideline tab. The most useful tool is the reference guide. The reference guide provides users with organized information of different medical conditions and illnesses as well as procedures. The information in this is well-formatted and it is easy to find. The illnesses are organized by their topic of medicine, such as "dentistry" or "cardiology". The procedures are listed by their bodily system, such as "obstetric and Gynecologic" or "Brain and Spinal Cord". There is updated information and articles regarding the condition or procedure, provided by doctors and other medical personnel. The app, Medscape, also contains a Drug Reference Tool, assisting healthcare professionals in looking up drugs and their dosages. This tool drastically saves time for medical professionals. A user will click this tab, then select their drug of choice. If I wanted to learn more about Abilify, I would select this name. Upon selection I would be given the dosage and indications, as well as adverse effects, interactions, and much more. Additionally, it cross checks interactions between different drugs, and their possible adverse effects. The User would type in 2 to 30 different drugs to see if there's any possible danger in their combination. Next is the tool for pill identification. The user would provide the shape, the color, and the markings. The app would then be able to figure out the drug or narrow it down to a select few options. There are many medical calculators offered on this app, as healthcare providers use these daily. The app gives information regarding the latest clinical guidelines. This is essential in healthcare profession, as these guidelines must be followed. Having the rules right at your fingertips, makes these much more simple to follow.
I am currently a Nursing student at Stockton University. This app can be used for myself both in and out of school. I can, along with all other students with a medical major, use this app to reference information, including that of medications, certain medical conditions and illnesses, and specific information on procedures. Moreover, the calculator can be used in problem solving too. This can be used in the clinical setting in school for myself. While this app will be helpful for myself in school, I believe it will be vital as a nurse. In school, we are taught about endless drugs, conditions, and procedures. While important to know the basics, it is impossible to memorize everything. That is why this guide would be essential for nurses in the workplace.Clinical guidelines and rules are being changed nationally all the time. This tool allows nurses to stay on top of the dynamic guidelines in the healthcare world. Nurses are very busy on the job, so utilization of tools, such as the hundreds of medical calculators provided by this app, results in time-saving and the completion of providing entirely accurate information. These are just a few of the items that nurses are able to use from this app, more items would include the directory, the pill identifier, and the pricing/saving tab. Overall, the app Medscape can be used by students with medical majors and by all healthcare providers, as the information is endless and organized throughout the mobile app.
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Interesting app! I have never heard of it before but as a student in Health Science with a future in Physical Therapy I think it would be very helpful. I like how it has everything there in one location to save time! Perfect for the medical field. Do you know any current medical professionals utilizing this app?
ReplyDeleteMedscape sounds very helpful for your line of work! I like how it’s all in one place and not complicated to use. I have heard how hard nursing school is so I liked how you addressed the uses for nurses.
ReplyDeleteEmerson, this app sounds interesting for health care, as there is so much information to remember, this is an easy, convenient tool to be able to double check medicine dosage information and such! I like how you also addressed how it can be useful for the nursing and medical students too, not just in the field.
ReplyDeleteMedscape sounds like an amazing tool for healthcare professionals. This could also be used by aspiring doctors to study different cases and experiences in relation to medications. I hope students in nursing school utilize this app because it seems like a great reference for its users!
ReplyDeleteAmazing app! It is cool to learn about the pill identifier scanner. You are right that it is impossible to remember everything, and you need a tool helping you check for information. As technology is developing so fast, people in these fields have to keep themselves up to date with all the drug information, rules, news and so on. This app unquestionably helps a lot especially for those who are new in the field.
ReplyDeleteEmerson, I was happy to see that someone was using this app for their project. I used to work as an EMT at a transportation company and once of the nurses I worked with introduced me to this app while I was struggling with a homework assignment. She told me that she very often uses it just to double check herself sometimes and it is a great app to have when you are being introduced to new situations.
ReplyDeleteHello Emerson! I never knew about this application. It sounds like a great way to get reliable information for any health care professional or students studying medicine. I probably wouldn't have use for the application but I know students studying nursing, etc. that this app may be useful for them to study.
ReplyDeleteI was very amazed with how informative this smackdown was, considering the fact that Medscape does so much! Having an app like Medscape is great because it compiles all the information in one easy to read place; I believe this is perfect for saving time. I enjoyed watching your presentation of the app because it made Medscape seem not as intimidating since it holds so much valuable information.
ReplyDeleteHello, Emerson! I can appreciate having all of this information at your fingertips, not as a medical professional (because I am not) but as a patient! The easier it is for a medical provider to access vital information, the better! This seems like a PDR at a glance! Where does this app get its information from?
ReplyDeleteHaving useful and possible life saving information in an app is awesome. This app seems like a more prudent version of WebMD and gives deeper consideration in diagnosis and information. Most importantly this app allows you to address your medical needs remotely. Very useful app!
ReplyDeleteEverybody could use something like this and I will recommend to anyone in the medical field or who is preparing to go into the medical field. This is also so important to people who are not in the medical field and want to know more about this information.
ReplyDeleteI like how you gave a very detailed description of that app and its functions in your blogpost. You also explained very well how you use this as a nursing student and how you can use it during your clinical work. This is a nice tool because it can be used by medical professionals but also non medical professionals. Overall, great job! Very thorough job!
ReplyDeleteThe medical professional has gone through a lot of technological advancement in regard to record keeping and research. I’m sure as a student studying in this field, this type of accessibility at your fingertips in greatly beneficial in your studies along with your career goals. Knowing the information you are receiving and providing is accurate when helping others.
ReplyDeleteHi Emerson! I agree that Medscape is a useful tool for doctors and nurses when referencing medication, illnesses, and procedure. Since the medical field advances every day, it is important to stay up to date. I like that this tool is updated on a daily bases and contains the most accurate information. I think this app is also useful to people that are experiencing symptoms and are deciding whether or not to go to the doctor. Great job!
ReplyDeleteHi Emerson, apps like this seem to be the future. I see commercials for other similar apps that put you in direct contact with a physician. I had never heard of such easy ways to do such a thing before the last couple of years.
ReplyDeleteHi Emerson!
ReplyDeleteMedscape sounds like an extremely useful tool for you as a nursing major. It is important to know all of this information as a nurse, and you can even use this as a learning tool for yourself which is pretty cool! It is great if you ever get lost or need to look up medication, procedure, etc...
This app seems great for medical professionals. With all the information out there, quick references of anything available in a few touches has the power to save lives.
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ReplyDeleteMedscape is definitely useful in my future profession. This app can be used by any health professional. It is extremely important for the health professionals to know all the information related to their field. This was actually one of my options for my smackdown. I really enjoyed reading this because this app is definitely beneficial to me.
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ReplyDeleteI am extremely excited you introduced an app I can relate to, as I am looking for tools to better myself for my future profession. I like how it has different features such as searching for and learning about drugs, health conditions, procedures, etc. I will definitely implement this from today on and during my physician days. Appreciate you sharing this with us!