Technology is transforming the way nurses learn, study, and deliver care. From NCLEX prep tools to clinical communication apps, today’s nurses and nursing students rely on a wide range of digital resources to stay sharp and efficient. Whether you’re preparing for exams or managing patient care, mobile apps and education platforms can help you work smarter, not harder.
Below, we highlight some of the top-rated apps and tech tools that support nursing education and practice, including study aids, drug references, and learning management systems like Canvas.
The creators of this app state that it “helps over 1 million healthcare professionals take the friction out of everyday challenges that are unique to clinicians.” Doximity combines many tools that nurses and other medical workers use on a daily basis.
The app enables users to make one-click audio and video calls to patients for telemedicine visits, which are becoming increasingly popular. Users can also fax medical records and lab results securely in compliance with HIPAA, search nationwide physician directories, and browse the latest news by medical field or specialty.
Doximity is also a networking tool that allows users to share their curriculum vitae (CV) and reconnect with former colleagues and classmates. In addition, the app enables the user to earn a continuing medical education (CME) credit, which most healthcare professionals are required to complete annually.
This app is designed to help nursing school students pass their exams (including the NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN), classes, and boards. According to its creators, Picmonic is used by more than a half million students and is “the world’s best mnemonic video and spaced repetition quizzing study tool that’s research-proven to increase memory retention 331%.” The app includes more than 10,000 quiz questions—including daily practice quizzes—and 1,000 mnemonic videos that cover a variety of major subjects.
This app provides the critical information nurses need to safely administer medications to patients. It’s a comprehensive nursing drug guide containing monographs for more than 5,000 FDA-approved generic and trade name drugs. Included are drug interaction information; cautions for geriatric, pediatric, and lactating mother use; pharmacogenomic content; Canadian-specific content; details of herbal drug content; and proper drug name pronunciations.
Nursing Dictionary by Farlex is a medical dictionary app that was designed specifically for use by nurses. It provides access to more than 56,000 medical terms, including 4,000 entries on medications, as well as 9,000 images. All information comes from authoritative sources such as Houghton Mifflin, McGraw-Hill, Gale, and Elsevier.
Nurses and nursing students alike can benefit from Nursing Dictionary by Farlex, which offers voice search capabilities, a definition sharing function, unlimited bookmarks, and advanced search functions. Users can search across multiple disciplines in more than a dozen medical dictionaries and encyclopedic sources.
Whether you’re just starting your nursing journey or returning to school to earn your BSN, mobile study tools can help you learn on your schedule. While apps like Picmonic and UWorld NCLEX-RN are popular among nursing students preparing for licensure, RNs pursuing their BSN often use tools like:
These tools are especially helpful if you’re returning to academics after time in the field and want concise, flexible refreshers.
At The University of Texas Permian Basin, our CCNE-accredited RN to BSN program is built to fit your busy life. We know that as a working nurse or student, you’re juggling personal and professional responsibilities. That’s why we’ve created a flexible online format that lets you earn your degree on your schedule without putting the rest of your life on hold.
What makes this online flexibility possible? Technology tools. Specifically, Canvas, our learning management system (LMS). Canvas makes it easy to:
Whether you’re reviewing clinical case studies or preparing for exams, Canvas supports your learning every step of the way. It’s one of the key tech tools that enables our students to thrive in an online environment.
You can share information, join discussions, and pose questions to your experienced instructors—most of whom are former online students—and classmates using email, chat, and discussion boards. You can even set up virtual study groups. Canvas makes all of these advantages possible on your journey to an RN to BSN degree at UT Permian Basin.
Technology tools for nurses have forever changed the way we learn about and practice this critical profession. Experience the benefits of tech tools for yourself starting with our online RN to BSN program.
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