Study guides
Free nursing study guides
Practice questions tell you what you missed; these guides tell you why. Each one distills a topic into high-yield concepts, the key values worth memorizing, and the test traps that catch students — written for the NCLEX-style exam and for the course exams that come first. Read a guide, then drill the matching quiz.
PHARM
Pharmacology
Drug-class suffixes, high-alert meds, antidotes, and the assessments to do before every dose.
Read the guideMEDSURG
Medical-Surgical
Acid-base, electrolytes, cardiac, respiratory, and the finding to act on first.
Read the guidePEDS
Pediatrics
Developmental milestones, age-based vitals, dehydration, and family-centered red flags.
Read the guideOB
OB & Maternity
Prenatal warning signs, labor stages, FHR patterns, postpartum hemorrhage, and Apgar.
Read the guidePSYCH
Mental Health
Therapeutic communication, suicide risk, de-escalation, and psychotropic emergencies.
Read the guideFUND
Fundamentals
Infection precautions, safety, asepsis, positioning, and the basics done right.
Read the guideDOSE
Dosage Calculations
Dimensional analysis, conversions, weight-based dosing, IV rates, and rounding rules.
Read the guideLEAD
Leadership & Management
Delegation, prioritization frameworks, safe assignments, and scope of practice.
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