LPN to RN Blog

As a nurse taking various short term positions around the country, odds are you’ll be coming and going to lots of different places. You’re most likely to need tools that can help you stay on top of plans, keep in touch, maintain your fitness, and more. Here we’ll examine 100 iPhone apps that can help make your life easier.

Planning & Status

Use these apps to plan your travel, get updates, and more.

1. iPhone Travel: iPhone Travel will make it easy for you to find deals on air, hotels, and more.
2. Travelocity: Find hotels near you, check flight schedules, and view your Travelocity itinerary with this app.
3. roadtrippr: This app will help you find interesting places to visit that are off the beaten path.
4. Trips: Enter your itineraries and stay on top of changes, delays, and more.
5. Lonely Planet: Use Lonely Planet’s iPhone guides to learn about cities you may be traveling in.
6. TripChill: This mobile travel assistant will keep you, your friends, and colleagues on top of your travel status.
7. Dirt Cheap Vacation Finder: You can find vacation deals right on your iPhone using this app.
8. Frommer’s: See the latest information from Frommer’s, including maps, prices, and experiences.
9. Marriott Mobile: Search for rooms, access your account, and more with Marriott Mobile.

Medical

Use these apps for on the go medical reference.

10. Netter’s Anatomy: Get an atlas of the human body on your iPhone with the Netter’s Anatomy app.
11. iRx: Keep a reference from the FDA on your iPhone by using this app.
12. Eponyms: Eponyms will make it easier for you to understand medical terminology.
13. iPharmacy: iPharmacy will help you look into interactions, side effects, and more.

Connectivity & Communication

With these apps, you can stay in touch with the people that matter most.

14. OnTheRoad: Create a travel journal that you can update on the road with this useful app.
15. Insanely Simple Country Codes for International Calling: This app offers an easy way to find country codes.
16. Google Latitude: Google Latitude makes it easy for you to see where your friends are and help them find you.
17. Skype: Download Skype for the iPhone to get free or cheap calling anywhere in the world.
18. Wi-Fi Finder: Find Wi-Fi anywhere you are by using the Wi-Fi Finder app.
19. Facebook: Stay in touch with friends, family and colleagues through the social networking site and iPhone app Facebook.
20. Ultralingua: Ultralingua will provide you with instant translations between multiple languages.
21. Truphone: With the Truphone app, you can save money on phone calls by using your Internet connection.
22. Fuze: Use Fuze to connect with friends, colleagues, and more on instant messaging services including MSN, Google Talk, and AIM.
23. Twitter: Take your pick of your favorite Twitter app for the iPhone to stay in the loop with your Tweeple.
24. Babelingo: Babelingo makes it easier to communicate in foreign countries by translating what you want to say and displaying it on the screen.

Health & Fitness

While you’re helping others with their health, be sure not to neglect yours. These apps are great for helping you eat right, exercise, and stay well wherever you are.

25. SparkPeople: Sparkpeople helps you stay on top of what you’re eating and eat healthy at restaurants.
26. My Life Record: With My Life Record, you can keep your medical information handy on your iPhone.
27. iFitness: iFitness works as a personal trainer on your iPhone.
28. PaceCalc: Find out how fast you’re swimming, running, or biking by using PaceCalc.
29. WalkJogRun: Learn about exercise routs in over 200 countries by using WalkJogRun.
30. Diet: Using Diet, you can learn about the nutritional information for more than 7,000 products.
31. iPhodometer: iPhodometer will help you find out how many steps you’ve taken and the calories you’ve burned.
32. iStayFit: This app offers an easy solution to keeping tack of your workouts.
33. Heartbeat: Use Heartbeat to monitor your heart rate.
34. Pret-a-Yoga: This yoga app will show you yoga routines you can do anywhere.
35. Massage Me: Get a relaxing massage from your iPhone with Massage Me.
36. Daily Calorie Calculator: Discover how much you’re burning by using this app.
37. GymFu: Use these minigames to do pushups and more with your iPhone.
38. Binaural Beats: Binaural Beats provides users with beats to concentrate on for relaxed, focused, and stress-free states of mind.
39. Tai Chi Master: Tai Chi Master will help you learn the basics of Tai Chi.

Transportation & Navigation

Learn how to get around in a strange city by using these apps.

40. Emergency Car Care Guide: This app offers emergency car care tips for road warriors.
41. Gate Maps: Easily get around unfamiliar airports using Gate Maps.
42. Google Earth: Explore the world around you through Google Earth on the iPhone.
43. Mobile Map Me: With Mobile Map Me, you can create a map of your important places.
44. Yahoo! Maps: An alternative to the iPhone’s included Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps can help you get around town.
45. Cheap Gas!: Find out where the nearest, cheapest gas stations are by using this app.
46. NextFlight: Watch flights between two locations to find the next flight with this app.
47. iMetro: Find the best routes between subway stations in a variety of cities using iMetro.
48. InDoorMaps: Get guides to hospitals, malls, and more using InDoorMaps.
49. Flight Status: Flight Status provides you with the essential information for thousands of flights in the palm of your hand.
50. CityTransit: Get around New York City using your iPhone with the City Transit app.
51. Transitly: This application offers common timetables for mass transit quickly and easily.
52. My Gas Wars: Learn about the cheapest gas prices in a location with the help of user updates from My Gas Wars.
53. Trapster: Take advantage of Trapster to get alerted about speed traps near your position.
54. Metropoliphone: You’ll be able to find subway, bus, and train maps from worldwide cities using Metropoliphone.
55. Tube London City: Tube London City will help you find your way on the London Tube.
56. Airport Flight Delays: This app offers a list of current flight delays at airports across the US.
57. Taxi Magic: Forget hailing a cab — look up nearby taxi services with this app, and get someone to pick you up.
58. Yelp: Find reviews for just about anything by using the Yelp app.
59. Flight: Learn about the status of your flight quickly and easily with the help of this app.
60. Rocket Taxi: Rocket Taxi makes it easy for you to find local taxi services, and even estimate your fare.
61. Compass PointMeThere: This compass app allows you to store locations, so you can always find your way back to your hotel.
62. iBart: With the help of iBart, you’ll be able to navigate San Francisco’s Bart system.
63. Taxi!: Taxi! finds taxis based on your location, offering ratings, prescreened lists, and information about payment options.

Local Resources

These apps will help you find the best restaurants, shopping, and other resources in just about any location.

64. Urban Spoon: Urban Spoon offers an incredibly easy way to find a place to get a bite wherever you are.
65. WikiMe: WikiMe will find Wikipedia entries based on your GPS location.
66. Where: Learn about coffee shops, events, and more in any location using Where.
67. Local Eats: Find the top 100 restaurants in 50 American cities using the Local Eats app.
68. Around Me: Around Me will tell you about pharmacies, restaurants, and other resources in the area near where you are.
69. SitOrSquat: Find a clean, close bathroom all over the world using SitOrSquat.
70. Mobile by City Search: Mobile offers business information, reviews, maps, and lots more.
71. Movies: Learn about movie theaters near you and what’s on with Movies.
72. Zagat TO GO: Zagat TO GO Will inform you of the best restaurants, hotels, shopping, and more.
73. Local Picks: Trip Advisor’s app will help you find restaurants with high customer satisfaction.

Entertainment & Activities

These apps offer entertainment or ways to find things to do.

74. Stanza: This eReader app will provide you with hours of cheap, compact reading in digital form.
75. CityPass Mobile: Get tickets to big city attractions on your iPhone with CityPass Mobile.
76. The Hiking Insider: Learn about the latest hiking news and great spots using Hiking Insider.
77. Landscapedia Garden Tour Guide: Find out about botanical gardens, arboretums and more using this app.
78. Wikipanion: Find out about nearly anything, right from your iPhone with Wikipanion.

Organization & Productivity

Stay productive on the road by using these apps.

79. Google Calendar: With Google Calendar, you’ll be able to plan out all of your travel nursing activities wherever you are.
80. iZoho: iZoho makes it easy for you to stay on top of your mobile office.
81. Recorder: Record anything, anywhere with the Recorder app.
82. Discover: Keep files like PDFs and maps on your iPhone, no internet access required, with this app.
83. PDF Reader Pro: PDF Reader Pro makes it possible for you to upload PDF files to your iPhone.
84. MobileMe: MobileMe makes it easy to sync your mobile life with your computers anywhere.
85. OmniFocus: Using this tool, you’ll get reminders of all of the things you need to take care of.
86. Pocket Informant: This mobile calendar makes it easy for you to get things done.
87. Air Sharing: With Air Sharing, you can transfer files between your iPhone and any system.
88. Evernote: Evernote will make it easy for you to corral all of your important bits-photos, notes, to dos and more.
89. Checklist: Use this basic checklist app to stay on top of all the things you need to get done.
90. Bento: The Bento app will help you manage your to dos, projects, and more.

Finance

Make sure you’re on top of your finances by using these apps.

91. Spend: Stay on top of how much you’re spending using this simple app.
92. MOMPF Currency Converter: Check out currency conversions and store your favorites on MOMPF Currency.
93. Harvest Time & Expense Tracker: If you’re working on billable hours, this app is perfect for you.
94. Jetset Expenses: Use Jetset Expenses to automate the process of creating expense reports for your travel.
95. Currency: Currency will help you quickly find out the currency exchange rate for where you are and where you’re going.

Information & Utilities

These apps make work easier and keep you informed.

96. Your Rights: Keep your basic rights easily at hand by downloading the Your Rights app on your iPhone.
97. State Info: Use this app to get the lowdown on any state in the US.
98. The Weather Channel: Learn about weather wherever you are by using the Weather Channel iPhone app.
99. Night Stand: Get a free digital clock for your iPhone using Night Stand.
100. Flashlight: Download Flashlight to light up a dark bag, hallway, or hotel room with your iPhone.