A nursing instructor allows students to bring hand-held computers for managing daily tasks, keeping calendars, calculating medication dosages,
performing other complex clinical calculations, and consulting references such as medication information, medical terminology, disease references, and various medical-calculation software programs. Which of the following describes this device?
A) Electronic calendars
B) Electronic textbooks
C) Cellular phones
D) Personal digital assistant
D
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