You might think that nursing students and mobile apps don’t mix, but you’d be surprised.
The improved technologies in modern smartphones and tablets make it easy for students to enjoy mobile apps without worrying about speed issues or battery life concerns. This is great news, because there are a ton of fantastic mobile apps that can help nursing students study better, work smarter, and ace their classes.
We’ve put together a list of the best apps for nursing students. Some are designed specifically for nurses in training, while others are more general productivity tools that can help anyone get more done and have more fun doing it.
Let’s take a look at some of these great options!
Best Apps For Nursing Students
Nursing school is tough and studying can be very time-consuming. It can feel like there’s so little time to read through everything, much less review the material more than once. For the past two years as nursing student, I’ve worked tirelessly to find the best methods for learning quickly and studying efficiently on the go.
I’ve found that mobile apps are a great way to review and retain all of the information from your textbooks, courses, clinicals and nursing exams. Many of these apps are also helpful resources for preparing for the NCLEX exam.
Here are my top five apps for nursing school survival:
- NRSNG Scrubcheats
This resource has you covered with a cheat-sheet for every nursing topic and obstacle. It’s perfect for clinical or on-the-job use! Throw away your hard copies and lighten up your scrub pocket load because now all you need is this app to get through your shifts. The app offers informational guides on topics such as cardiac, pediatric care, pharmacology, neurology, labs, respiratory, gastrointestinal and endocrine. Trust me, this mobile app is one you will want to keep on you at all times.
The price for this app is $9.99, but I’ve found it to be totally worth it. I have this app on my phone and I also own a hardcopy version. Extra perk: There is NO fluff in this app! All of the information is straight to the point and designed to help you find the answers you need easily and quickly.
- NCLEX RN Mastery
This app is a great studying resource for the NCLEX and your nursing exams. I used to have the ATI RN Mentor app, and not only were the questions suspiciously too easy, they did not prepare me for any ATI exams I’ve taken so far in nursing school.
The best part about this app is that you can always check the rationale for the correct answer, so you continue to learn more even if you guessed correctly! While this app is a little pricey at $49, it is a reliable resource for your NCLEX exam preparation and it also helps you build your critical thinking skills.
- Picmonic
This app is all the rage on social media—and rightfully so! If you enjoy using mnemonic devices as a study tool, this might be just the resource you’re looking for. This app also explains everything in chronological steps and reads the content aloud to you. Each topic has a quiz at the end of the section. I paid the full price of $80 for this app, but I have a coupon code to save you 20 percent and you also get access to 4 free weeks to the NCLEX Workbook! - UWorld
Every new nursing graduate I know who studied with UWorld passed his or her NCLEX exam. I have heard from nursing friends that UWorld is difficult, but so is the NCLEX. UWorld is so similar to NCLEX that if you really want to prepare yourself for the exam, this is an app to invest in. UWorld does include a rationale for each answer and will also inform you of how likely you are to pass the NCLEX exam based on your scores. UWorld subscriptions can range from $139 to $249, depending on which option you choose. Later this year, I do plan to purchase this app as I prepare to take the NCLEX. - Epocrates
This free app is like a mini survival guide for nurses and nursing students alike. With Epocrates, you can learn about different diseases, their key treatment points, medications, diagnostic approaches and tests, work out dosage calculations and so much more. This is a mobile app I am sure you will continue to use even when you graduate and begin your professional nursing career.
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best pharmacology app for nursing students
Medical apps have taken the world by storm with so much resources and medical information at the palm of our hands. Pharmacology apps has also excelled in this sector; developers have created countless apps to assist the pharmacology students and pharmacists. Here are the some of the 7 best pharmacology apps.
- Classify Rx for pharmacology
This app is basically a one-stop pharmacology shop for freshers and pharmacology students. If you’re new into pharmacology or wants to know about the pharmacological world, this is the perfect startup app that plunges you into the pharmacology world. Classification of all the important drugs and all the other necessary information are organized accordingly. This app can also help you prepare for the pharmacological examinations as all the android and ios. It costs around $11.99 in ios and in app purchase in android. - TRC Pharmacology
Pharmacology Apps
TRC pharmacology is a comprehensive app with bountiful information and resources. This app provides basic pharmacology knowledge for all the users. Its database has fundamental pharmacological contents such as pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and drug mechanisms in the context of pathophysiology. Each content is handcrafted suitably for the users, every topic is explained in details with diagrams and charts as supports
There is a quiz option after every topic to help the readers understand the contents and concepts. This app is completely free and is available on both android and ios. - Epocrates
Whenever someone thinks of pharmacological or medical apps, the very first app that comes to mind is Epocrates. This app is one of the most ideal pharmacological apps out in the market. This app is primarily a drug reference appand the one with the most extensive database. Students and users can search for medications by generic name, brand name, or by condition. Its powerful database can bring out any necessary information within moments.
This app gets continuously updated so that you don’t miss any new medications or information. Drug interaction can be done at any moment and this app also has a pill identifier that helps to identify unknown pills by its name or color. This app is generally free with in app purchase and is both available for both android and ios.
- Pharmacology Mnemonics
Pharmacology Mnemonicsis a really fun app that helps you remember drugs and medication through various fun activities like rhymes and quiz. It provides you with clever acronyms, stories, and memory tricks. There are varieties of topics such as Cardiology, Endocrine, Microbiology, Nervous System, Pulmonary, Renal etc. This app is very bright and colorful and has a very simple interface. Its available on both android and ios and it costs about $0.99. - MedCalc
Medcalc is an excellent medical calculator; every pharmacology student needs a good medical calculator for, there is simply too much information to recall to waste precious neurons memorizing the complex formulae. Many of the top medical references contain many built in medical calculators. However, these can be very less efficient and time consuming to find and, depending on your ability may require subscription/resource; but medcalc is extremely efficient and the best part is its absolutely free of cost and is available on both android and ios. - Pharmacist’s Letter
Pharmacology Apps
Pharmacist’s Letter is every pharmacist’s favorite online newspaper subscription service. This app provides the users short and concise information on drug topics, pharmacy trends, and new medications through their monthly newsletters. For in-depth information, the user can be access it from available online resource. The mobile app version is extremely efficient and handy and can be accessed via a phone whenever information is required.
The app interface is very simple and viewing each issue feels similar to as if reading an actual newsletter. Pharmacist’s letter posts their own suggestion/advice and necessary information and are completely unbiased about it. This app is available for both android and ios. The app is free and the monthly subscription rate varies.
- iPharmacy
This one of a kind app can be used by BOTH healthcare professionals (Nurses/doctors/Pharmacologists/medical students) and the consumers which are the general people, and how so?
Ipharmacy is a 360° app with a huge number of functions and one of its renowned functions is the pill identifier. By using pill identifier we can easily identify drug tablets or capsule by their color/shape/imprint. This app also has a medication forum that can be used by both nurses and consumers; it’s a really efficient platform for consumers and their healthcare professionals to connect.
Its other functions consist of drug search, pharmacy locator, Med Reminder and other minor functions. The app’s interface is really simple and subtle; it excels at providing users with familiar icons to describe the content within different sections of the app. This app is available for both android and ios and its absolutely free of cost.
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