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Job required purchases - jeannieb

Posted: Aug 28, 2010

I need to buy a medical spell checker and the Quick Look Drug Book. I'm planning to buy them both from Stedman's. Does anyone know of a better place to buy the items. Also, should I get the CD Rom, or am I okay with the downloads? Thanks for any help.

Get the CD ROM - Happy MT Robin

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that way if something happens to the computer or you change machines you can reload it easier.

Stedmans and Dorlands are probably two of the best references out there, as far as I can tell. Stedmans.com and Dorlands.com are where I would go.

I got all mine off amazon for less than $20 each - anon

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I went on Google shopping and listed the books I was interested in. The only thing I bought directly from Stedman's was their spellchecker. That is INVALUABLE.

Note though .... medications should always be typed in lowercase and then Stedman's will change it to upper case if it is a med that is to be capitalized. They explain in there, that if you put it in uppercase, the spell check is unable to override the spell check of the PC. So,to avoid that problem, I type all meds in lower case and then let Stedman's fix it. If you are using Microsoft Word, you cannot believe how seamless it is. You don't even know it's a separate program. I HIGHLY recommend that.

I also got the Quick-look Drug book, and love it. If you are thinking of buying Stedman's books, don't pay the $40 they cost. I got brand new books for no more than $20 each.

Always get the CD, never the download as the previous responder said. You may need to load it again, etc.

It is actually - not a problem

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I always buy the downloads. Once I had to call because I needed to change something (can't remember) and they sent me the CD.

Do you need to buy this - to get a job

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As in a specific job? If not, I'd hold off on making the purchase just yet. Many MT companies provide these things for their employees.

Job required purchases - reply - jeannieb

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I have a new job as an IC. My supervisor recommended these.
I'm wonder if the drug book would be better in hardcopy? (I am such a newby,and I really can't afford to make a mistake.)

As suggested above check Amazon - sm - ECMT

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they have better prices than Stedmans for the same stuff. Get the most current spellcheck. I never buy the one with upgrades, I just buy the "upgraded" version every couple years to stay current. I love the QLDB and buy a hard copy every 2-3 years and just make notes in it as I need to add new drugs. I would also advise buying either Instant Text, Shorthand, or some other expander program. I have Stedman's Smartype but I think that is not longer available for sale by them, though I love it. But Shorthand is good too and much cheaper.

Thanks for your help, everyone - jeannieb

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Thank you all for your advice. I have Shorthand as my word expander & I plan to get the CD roms. I know I don't really need them, but the trainer wants me to get them. (Yup, I'm a sheep!) LOL!

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