Education
Technology: mobile
Mobile technology is ubiquitious. Whether you are a faculty member using your mobile device to access your email or a student looking for the generic name for a drug at the bedside, you are likely carrying a mobile device.
Graduate clinical requirements
Students in the graduate clincial program at the School of Nursing are required to have a mobile device as stated in policy 6.15 in the School of Nursing Policy and Information Handbook. We recommend the purchase of an iPod Touch or iOS compatible device to use for your clinical experience.
You can purchase an iPod Touch through the VCU getIT program. Click the Shop now button on the Apple getIT page and you will be taken to the Apple Store for Education. The Touch is also available online or from a variety of stores. The smallest size is adequate to use for your clinical experience. You may want to consider a larger Touch if you wish to include your iTunes library or download videos.
To assist graduate nursing students in the purchase of software applications, VCU School of Nursing has partnered with software vendor Skyscape to create a custom VCU Nursing Skyscape web page. This page contains links to the products you will need as a graduate nursing student in addition to a 25% discount price.
Useful links for students, faculty and staff
Skyscape resources
- Installing Skyscape on an iPod Touch/iPhone/iPad
- Nursing Constellation Plus Demo/Workshop This is a wmv file provided by the Skyscape company. If you are a Mac user, you will need to download the free Flip for Mac which allows you to view this type of file within Quicktime.
- The Smartsearch feature on the iPod Touch/iPhone/iPad
- How to use the SmartLink feature - iPod Touch/iPhone/iPad
General resources for the iPod Touch
- How to download and install iTunes
- How to sync apps to your iPod Touch
- How to set up Google Sync to sync multiple Google calendars with the calendar feature on your device
- iPod Touch support from Apple
- Go Student Nurse - Nursing - iPhone iPod - The Definitive Guide
- 10 Tips to Extend iPod Touch Battery Life
- Tips to enhance the security of your iOS device
VCU apps and configurations
- VCU Mobile - VCU has created applications for Blackberry, Android, iPhone and iPod touch. The VCU Mobile app allows you to use the VCU Directory, look up events, view maps and news, and more.
- For faculty and staff - how to configure your iPad to receive VCU email and calendar appointments.
- For faculty and staff - how to configure your iPhone to receive VCU email and calendar appointments.
- For faculty and staff - configure your VCU email on other mobile devices.
- For students - get your email on your mobile device.
