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I was lucky enough to have access to
computers from quite a young age when computers were a novelty and having one at
home was a rarity. I wrote lots of computer programmes as an adolescent but put
all that aside when I undertook nursing training. Some years later with a
little bit of time on my hands I wrote a few standalone programmes which are
show cased at
www.testandcalc.com.
Today, I'm more likely to develop web based applications rather than standalone
programmes but the following are still very much fit for purpose:
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Drug Calculations for
Health Professionals
In 1997 I
wrote a computer programme called drug calculations for nurses. The
programme was extensively revised in 2005 and remarketed as ‘Drug
Calculations for Health Professionals’. Over 50,000 people have
downloaded the software from my site:
www.testandcalc.com. It is shareware which means there is only a
moral requirement to pay to register it if it is found useful.
Approximately 50 schools of nursing or staff development units have
registered the product.
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Easy Test Creator
I wrote
Easy Test Creator (ETC) to assist in the creation, administration and
analysis of computerised and on-line tests, surveys or questionnaires.
In the community mental health team I worked in we often employed
various questionnaires and tests. This helped save time with entry,
scoring and tracking change over time. ETC is particularly useful for
researchers, clinicians, or those who simply wish to add a more
sophisticated questionnaire to their web pages |
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Continuing practice and education
record
This
software was developed as a solution to the highly complex task of
maintaining records of professional development and educational
activities for the purposes of applying for and maintaining credentials
for practice. I wrote it for the ANZCMHN but it was never formally
endorsed so I shelved the software which is a shame because it worked
very well. It enables all manner of activities to be logged and
continuing education and practice credits automatically calculated. An
application and renewal can be automatically generated and sent via
e-mail. This package also has wider applications as a curriculum vitae
can be generated and/or it may be used to demonstrate to other
regulatory bodies evidence of training and education. |
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Click here to find
out more or download some of these software packages
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