WINDOWS PHONE / SURFACE TABLET:
Comprehensive list of APPS
for professional & student nurses
(Free to $15 range)
Click on any app name to access directly in Windows App Store.
NOTE: Windows App Store is slowly building its offerings.
Centers for Disease Control (Free)
Access full-text articles from the CDC on health issues, preventing chronic disease, CDC podcasts, CDC videos, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), and more. |
Digital Health Scorecard (Free)

This app takes you through 7 key questions about your current health measures & habits. Based on your answers, a personal health risk factor score is calculated (it's like your credit score for health & wellness). Your healthcare provider can then help you identify ways to improve your health score & reduce risk through lifestyle changes, treatments & community support resources.
• Evaluate your overall risk for developing chronic disease
• Calculate your Body Mass Index
• Learn about healthy ranges for blood pressure cholesterol, blood sugar and other measures
• Link to resources matched to your areas of need
• Print your Digital Health Scorecard report and discuss it with your doctor
• Evaluate your overall risk for developing chronic disease
• Calculate your Body Mass Index
• Learn about healthy ranges for blood pressure cholesterol, blood sugar and other measures
• Link to resources matched to your areas of need
• Print your Digital Health Scorecard report and discuss it with your doctor
Explain Everything (Free)
Brings together an interactive screencasting whiteboard and an content discovery portal and community for Windows Devices. • Play local Explain Everything projects. • Browse and download content from Explain Everythin Discover, a community portal for accessing, sharing, and publishing editable project files. |
Click here for: EVERNOTE APPS
- Free apps to help you organize & remember everything across all devices you use.
Khan Academy (Free)
Start app, click Science, then Healthcare & Medicine: Access videos teaching detailed concepts on the cardiopulmonary system, diabetes, fetal circulation, the colon, lab values, influenza, & more! Excellent videos by Rishi Desai MD. Watch videos now on any computer: http://www.khanacademy.org/science/healthcare-and-medicine |
My Fitness Pal (Free)
Fast, easy-to-use app to track diet, calories, exercise. |
NeuroMind (Free)

This neurosurgery app includes interactive clinical decision support, the ability to calculate relevant neurological scores, and information on guidelines implementation.
Test Your Eyes (Free)
Includes: Ishihara Color Vision Test, Snellen Eye Test, Amsler Grid Test, and a section of fun optical illusions. |