For the endlessly curious nurse

A little clarity.A world of possibility.

Your nursing knowledge, beautifully connected. A cited library and an AI co-pilot for every “why?”

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For nursing school. Your first year. Every chapter after.

Inside the library

  • Medications
  • Lab values
  • Procedures
  • Body systems
  • Critical care
  • Clinical scenarios
  • Communication
  • Emergency
  • Maternity
  • Pediatrics

2,100+

Library entries

Drugs, labs, procedures, diagnoses, and more

5,000+

Citations

Every entry cites its sources

50+

Topic collections

From ICU to maternity and newborn care

0

Patient fields

Nowhere to enter one, by design

How it works

A calmer space
for a curious mind.

One question can open a whole subject. Here is how NurseMind keeps the thread.

  1. 01/ 04Ask

    Ask it the way
    you’d say it.

    Type a question or use your voice. Or begin with a suggested question and see where it leads.

    • Your own words
    • Voice input
    • Suggested starting points

  2. 02/ 04Answer

    Answers that
    show their work.

    Clear, calm explanations, with each citation placed beside the sentence it supports.

    • Cited inline
    • Plain language
    • Key terms in bold

  3. 03/ 04Sources

    Every citation
    opens up.

    Tap a citation to see the reference, the library passages behind it, and a link to the original source.

    • The reference
    • Supporting passages
    • The original source

  4. 04/ 04Library

    A library
    worth wandering.

    Search directly, browse by topic, or move through the A–Z reference. Medications, labs, procedures, and scenarios, thoughtfully connected.

    • Search
    • Browse by topic
    • A–Z reference

Why citations matter

Where an answer comes from
matters as much as
the answer itself.

Read our editorial standards

The library

A library that
shows its sources.

More than 2,100 entries, built from public-domain and openly licensed sources and connected to one another. Every entry cites the references behind it.

By category

  • ReferenceIsolation · immunization · pain650+
  • DiagnosesPathophysiology · presentation570+
  • DrugsInteractions · monitoring · warnings480+
  • LabsRanges · critical thresholds150+
  • ProceduresStep-by-step nursing skills150+
  • ScenariosClinical case-based learning40+
  • CommunicationSBAR · handoffs · escalation25+

By topic

ICU & critical care

Shock & perfusion · Airway & ventilation · Rhythms & resuscitation · Neurocritical care and more

Bedside nursing

Assessment & deterioration · Infection prevention · Skin, mobility & comfort · Communication & transitions and more

Body systems

Cardiovascular · Respiratory · Renal & urinary · Endocrine & metabolic and more

Specialty nursing

Emergency & trauma · Perioperative care · Maternity & newborn · Pediatrics and more

Ways in

01

Search that forgives typos

Misspell a term and still land on it. Synonyms and recent searches are built in.

02

iPhone Spotlight

Search from your Home Screen and open an entry directly.

03

By topic

More than 50 collections, from shock and perfusion to maternity and newborn care.

04

A–Z reference

Every category, in alphabetical order, when you know what you are looking for.

05

NCLEX-RN Test Plan

Browse the library by the categories of the 2026 NCLEX-RN Test Plan.

06

Pinned entries

Keep up to 12 entries at the top of your library, synced when you sign in.

NCLEX and NCLEX-RN are registered trademarks of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. NurseMind is not affiliated with or endorsed by NCSBN.

Inside an entry

Every entry,
open to inspection.

Two real entries from the library, reproduced with their sources. Choose a part on the right to see where it lives.

Labs · Whole blood

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)

Glycated hemoglobin · adult diagnosis, monitoring and test limitations

✦ Quick summaryNursing prioritiesCompare

Reference range

<5.7%
Below the prediabetes range in nonpregnant individuals4
5.7–6.4%
Prediabetes range in nonpregnant individuals4
≥6.5%
Nonpregnant diagnostic threshold; confirmation required unless hyperglycemia is unequivocal1
<7%
Goal for many nonpregnant adults without severe hypoglycemia or hypoglycemia affecting health or quality of life; individualized2

Interpretation

A long-term measure

A1c reflects average glucose over approximately three months. Estimated average glucose (eAG) translates the percentage into glucose units; it is not the same as a current meter reading.4

Watch for

  • A1c is not a substitute for assessment of acute glucose changes or hypoglycemia. A reassuring average can conceal important short-term variation.4

Excerpt. The full entry also covers diagnostic confirmation, common causes, and nursing actions.

Citations

  1. ADA Standards of Care 2026 — Diagnosis and ClassificationAmerican Diabetes Association · clinical facts paraphrased
  2. ADA Standards of Care 2026 — Glycemic GoalsAmerican Diabetes Association · clinical facts paraphrased
  3. NGSP — Factors that Interfere with HbA1c Test ResultsNational Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program · clinical facts paraphrased
  4. NIDDK — The A1C Test & DiabetesNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · public domain

Last source-fidelity review: Sep 20, 2026

Reference only · Always follow your facility’s policies and verify with your provider.

Ask NurseMind

A co-pilot that
cites or refuses.

Ask the way you would ask a colleague. NurseMind finds the relevant passages, writes from what it found, and shows you where each claim came from. Free includes three questions to try; Pro includes 50 a day.

  1. Your question

    Typed or spoken, in general terms. Screened for patient identifiers on your iPhone and on our server before any AI model sees it.

  2. Retrieval

    Relevant passages are found in the library by keyword and by meaning, and when needed from public sources such as MedlinePlus, CDC, and FDA.

  3. Grounded draft

    The answer is written from those passages, with its claims tied to their sources.

  4. Verification

    Claims are checked against the cited text. Numbers without a citation are rejected and redrafted.

  5. Cited answer

    Sources sit beside the sentences they support. When the evidence falls short, NurseMind says so instead of guessing.

What it does

  • Explains pathophysiology and nursing concepts in plain language
  • Walks through clinical reasoning, one step at a time
  • Surfaces guideline-based information with the source inline
  • Takes your question by voice, transcribed on your iPhone
  • Suggests starting questions for your role and unit
  • Keeps your conversations on your iPhone, searchable
  • Saves and shares the answers worth keeping

What it is built never to do

  • Diagnose
  • Prescribe
  • Calculate doses
  • Direct treatment for a specific patient
  • Work with patient identifiers
  • Stray outside nursing

AI can still make mistakes. Check answers against their sources, and flag anything that looks wrong for review.

The Brief

What changed,
with the source attached.

The Feed tab gathers cited summaries of new updates from federal agencies and journals, so you can stay current without leaving the app. Free for everyone.

This week, all, or saved

Catch up on the week, browse everything, or return to what you kept.

Urgent, marked

Time-sensitive updates carry a clear urgent label.

Linked to your library

Each summary lists its references and points to related entries.

Ask about any update

Open a summary in Ask for key takeaways and a question to explore.

NurseMind · Feed

The Brief

Cited updates from the agencies and journals.

  • 01FDA drug safety news
  • 02MedWatch alerts
  • 03Recalls
  • 04Drug shortages
  • 05CDC newsroom
  • 06Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • 07PLOS Medicine
  • 08Federal Register

Summaries cite their source · Needs a connection

Clinical scenarios

Learn from the cases
that teach the most.

More than 40 scenarios, most built on published AHRQ patient-safety case studies. Each walks through what happened, what was missed, what good looks like, and the lesson worth keeping.

Scenario · Team performance01 / 04

Failure to rescue

Missed deterioration on a med-surg unit

The situation

A 68-year-old man, post-op day 2 from open colectomy, is on a medical-surgical unit. Nurses have noted progressive tachycardia and rising respiratory rate over the last 4 hours.

Sources: AHRQ TeamSTEPPS · AHRQ Patient Safety Network. Preview any scenario free; the full collection comes with Pro.

Who it’s for

Made for
every nurse.

Tell NurseMind your role and unit when you start. Suggested questions follow your specialty, and Ask keeps it in mind. No NPI or license number required.

  • SN

    Nursing students

    Make sense of lectures, care plans, and clinical prep, one cited concept at a time.

  • RN

    Registered nurses

    Refresh a concept or revisit a reference, with the source a tap away.

  • LPN · LVN

    Practical nurses

    Plain-language explanations that connect the what to the why.

  • CNA

    Nursing assistants

    Understand the reasoning behind the care you help deliver.

Our approach

Your trust.
Thoughtfully earned.

NurseMind curates rather than authors. The library assembles what nursing faculty, federal agencies, and open-access publishers have already published, and cites it.

Our editorial standards
01

Follow the evidence.

Citations connect your learning to the reference behind it. Open the source, explore the context, and build your own understanding.

02

Keep it about learning.

NurseMind is for study and reference. It doesn't diagnose, prescribe, or make decisions for a patient. Your clinical judgment stays yours.

03

Leave patient details out.

There are no patient records or chart connections. Always ask in general terms and never enter information that could identify a patient.

Our library draws from

Entries citing each source

The library as of September 2026: 2,138 entries and 5,245 citation links. Most entries cite more than one source.

Source names indicate references, not partnerships or endorsements. NIH combines its institutes.

Privacy

No patient data.
By design.

NurseMind is built so patient information has nowhere to go. Ask in general terms, and keep names and identifiers out of every question.

Read the privacy policy
01

No patient fields

There is nowhere in NurseMind to enter a patient name, date of birth, record number, or chart.

02

Screened before any model

Questions are checked for patient identifiers on your iPhone and on our server before any AI model sees them.

03

Start without an account

NurseMind begins anonymously, with no sign-up. Sign in later only if you want your saved items on another device.

04

Voice stays on your iPhone

Speech is transcribed on device. Only the text of your question is sent.

05

Kept out of advertising

Clinical questions, answers, and library activity are never sent to advertising partners.

06

Yours to delete

Delete your account from the Profile tab. Its records are deleted within 30 days, and backups roll over within 90.

Room to keep growing

Start curious.
Go a little further.

Make NurseMind part of your learning, for free. Choose Pro when you'd like more room to explore.

Free

Your starting point
$0always

A little clarity, every day.

  • A preview of every library entry
  • The Brief, cited updates in the Feed
  • 3 AI questions to try
  • Search, Spotlight, and saved answers
Get started free

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NurseMind Pro

Keep exploring
$99.99/ year

About $8.33 per month, billed annually.

  • Everything in Free
  • The complete library, 2,100+ entries, offline
  • 50 AI questions a day
  • Every clinical scenario, in full
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Then $99.99/year. Auto-renews. Cancel through Apple.

A few good questions

Glad
you asked.

Still curious about something?

We’re here to help
01Who is NurseMind for?

Nursing students, registered nurses, practical nurses, and nursing assistants who want a clear, cited place to study, prepare, and look things up. No NPI or license number is required.

02Is NurseMind free?

Yes, to start. Free includes a preview of every library entry, The Brief in the Feed tab, search, and three AI questions to try. Pro unlocks the complete library, 50 AI questions a day, and every clinical scenario in full.

03How much is Pro?

Pro is $14.99 a month, or $99.99 a year with a three-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. Prices are in U.S. dollars. Apple handles billing, and you can cancel any time in iPhone Settings → your name → Subscriptions.

04Can I use it during patient care?

No. NurseMind is for study and self-directed learning. It is not clinical decision support and should not inform decisions for a real patient. Always follow facility protocols, physician orders, and your own licensed clinical judgment.

05Where does the information come from?

The library is built from public-domain and openly licensed sources, led by Open RN nursing textbooks, FDA drug label data, the CDC, NIH institutes, MedlinePlus, and OpenStax. Every entry cites its sources, so you can follow information back to the original and read it in context.

06How does Ask NurseMind work?

Ask finds relevant passages in the library, and when needed in public sources such as MedlinePlus, CDC, and FDA, then writes an answer from what it found with citations beside the text. Claims are checked against their sources before you see them. If the evidence falls short, it says so. AI can still make mistakes, so check answers against their sources.

07What is The Brief?

The Brief, in the Feed tab, gathers cited summaries of new updates from sources including FDA drug safety news, recalls, drug shortages, the CDC, and journals. It is free and needs an internet connection.

08Does NurseMind work offline?

The library is built into the app, so entries open without a connection. Ask and The Brief need a connection.

09Do I need an account?

No. NurseMind starts with an anonymous account, with no sign-up. You can sign in later to keep your saved answers and pinned entries in sync across devices.

10How do I protect patient privacy?

Never enter patient names, dates of birth, medical record numbers, or other identifying details. Ask in general terms. NurseMind has no patient records or EHR connections, and questions are screened for identifiers before any AI model sees them.

11Do you sell my data?

No. We do not sell your data or license it to data brokers, and clinical questions, answers, and library activity are never sent to advertising partners. If you allow tracking, we measure our ads with partners such as Meta. The privacy policy has the details.

12Which devices are supported?

NurseMind is built for iPhone and requires iOS 17 or later. We don't have an Android release date to share yet.

13How do I report a content error?

Flag any answer in Ask for review, or email hello@nursemind.app with the entry title or topic and what needs attention, without sharing any patient information.

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more to understand.

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