For the current time, informatics students are provided with loaner Dell laptops as well as web audio and video conferencing hardware for the duration of their program.   Other technologies, such as personal digital assistants (PDAs) are required purchases for all new incoming Duke nursing students, and recommended hardware for these purchases is provided with orientation materials for new students.   iPods are optional at the present time, and are used for delivering mp3 sound files for lectures, but these are also available for listening on the laptop.   At this time, all software for the program is provided on the laptops.   

The loaner laptops were made possible through a DHHS grant through the Division of Nursing (Advanced Education Nursing).  As they wear out and break, we will transition to a required new laptop purchase for future nursing informatics students as they begin the program, and will provide hardware and software specifications at this site when that time comes.