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
Worked dosage calculation practice problems — IV rates, weight-based dosing, conversions — plus the method and rounding rules.
Read the guideLEAD
Leadership & Management
Delegation, prioritization frameworks, safe assignments, and scope of practice.
Read the guideStudy guides — frequently asked questions
Yes. Every study guide is free to read, with no account required to open one — the same as the practice questions. A free account just adds score tracking and weak-topic recommendations if you want them.
Practice questions tell you what you missed after you attempt them. These guides teach the concepts first — high-yield points, key values to memorize, and the test traps that catch students — so you can read the reasoning before you drill it. Most people read the guide, then take the matching quiz in study mode, which shows the rationale after every question.
8 — one for each of NursingCEA's core NCLEX-RN-style topics: pharmacology, medical-surgical, pediatrics, OB & maternity, mental health, fundamentals, dosage calculations, and leadership & management.
Not yet — today's guides are written for the RN topic areas. The LPN/LVN, CNA, Patient Care Technician, and Phlebotomy Technician fields already have live, original practice question banks of their own; dedicated study guides for those fields are on the roadmap.
No. NursingCEA does not provide continuing education credit, contact hours, or certificates, and is not an accredited CE provider. These guides are original practice and study material only — not a substitute for an accredited course, your nursing program, or a licensed provider's guidance.
All study material on this site is original and written for practice and study only.