Nursing Central

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R2] 5/5 · US Please keep the article links free!!: As a nursing student that had been through an LPN program without Nursing Central, and is now using Nursing Central in an ADN program, I can say that this program is incredible. This gives you, not only understandable knowledge, but the confidence and peace of mind knowing that it is scholarly/peer reviewed content. Not to mention, easy to navigate, helpful wi
2. [R13] 5/5 · US Best purchase ever: I’ve been a licensed nurse for going on 8 years now and I’ve been using this app since my first year. It breaks things down from the perspective of nurses and focuses on things you need to know to assess and teach as well as allows you to look up anything you can think of (medically speaking). I can watch videos of procedures or find a good careplan goal or intervention. It get
3. [R23] 5/5 · US Absolutely the best: This app has been amazing. Every time I delete an answer I search the continent and I find detailed information that helps provide exceptional patient care. This is a great app use for school and work.
4. [R49] 5/5 · US Nursing Central: I have been using Nursing Central since nursing school, 12 yrs ago! It is the single-most used app I have ever had the privilege to use! It is a “one-stop shop” for ALL your Nursing needs. It has Diagnoses, Diseases, Lab Values, Medical Dictionary, Drug Handbook, Pictures, Diagrams, Conversions, Calculators, etc, etc, etc…… It is worth Every penny! Buy it today!! 😊
5. [R12] 5/5 · US Nursing Central: Nursing Central is a fantastic application! It is easy to use and I enjoy having it on my phone for reference and information. Robbin L. Wilson. MSN, RN, Faculty
6. [R26] 5/5 · US A gem for nursing students!: I was carrying so many books for reference to my clinical site. This app allowed me to drop all the reference books and use my phone. The ability to type in the search field instead of flipping thru and tagging multiple references is such a valuable time saver. It helps while I’m compiling my care plan for the week. Additionally, with the one purchase (and a few add-
7. [R27] 5/5 · US Great app: Great app. Allows quick cross referencing for compatibility (& spellcheck). Just wish data could be stored on phone/device, as some hospitals/places have slow to no internet access.
8. [R42] 5/5 · US Love it!: So helpful in so many ways! Love having several resources in the palm of my hand at one time!
9. [R3] 5/5 · US Great app: Five star it helps me do my job more efficiently every day
10. [R8] 5/5 · US Perfect: Perfect from new grads to seasoned nurses
11. [R30] 5/5 · US Review: I teach nursing. This is an invaluable resource to have right at my fingertips no matter where I am!
12. [R1] 1/5 · US Tricks you to try to get you to subscribe: Was provided to our class in nursing school. After 4-5 years of using it, it shuts off unless you pay an annual subscription
13. [R18] 1/5 · US Yearly subscription - Would not Recommend: When I originally downloaded the app I was charged $180 and I though it was all inclusive and not based on yearly subscription. It never mentioned a yearly subscription it appeared to be a onetime charge. But it came back to using it after a while. And now only some disease process and medications show up. With a OUTDATED highlighted in red. It’s a scam t
14. [R19] 5/5 · US Great app but too expensive: I love this app but I can’t afford it anymore. 😔 It’s too expensive for $99/yr. It’s worth every penny though.
15. [R43] 2/5 · US High Annual Fee, Incomplete Resources: For what I pay per year, I wouldn’t think there would be more to buy in this app, but there is. You get a basic set of comprehensive resources for the annual fee, but if you want anything else you have to pay $50 or so for each extra manual (and there are several of them). I wouldn’t quite call this app a ripoff, but I also wouldn’t say I got my money’s wor
16. [R4] 1/5 · US Not supposed to expire: We were told in nursing school that this will never expire and we never lose access to it. That it was lifetime. I’ve talked to other students in my class and they said the same thing. Why is this
17. [R11] 1/5 · US Need to Use My Old Device: I installed this on an older Apple Device, but I got a new one and the app tells me that it is now expired and I have to use it on my old device. I thought that when you bought an app in the App Store, it was yours? This one wasn’t cheap!
18. [R10] 1/5 · US Screen flashing: Ever since the last update. The ap flashes every time I look anything up. Once I get to to the last page, the page I need with the info, it flashes blank and goes back to the beginning of the page. This happened quickly. I do not have time to look for anything.
19. [R20] 3/5 · US Forever syncing: Renewed my subscription app says outdated, attempts to update unsuccessful
20. [R97] 1/5 · US App crashing: Love the app but since the recent update it keeps crashing.
21. [R115] 3/5 · US Good when it works: Updates deleted content multiple times and updates weren't ever completed. Customer Supports only offer to help is uninstall and try again.
22. [R47] 3/5 · US Needs some work: I have tried to use this app during clinicals and find it frustrating especially since it doesn’t have autocorrect. I wind up looking things up on google because I don’t know the spelling and it does auto correct.
23. [R65] 3/5 · US Meh: A somewhat useful resource, however many subjects are severely lacking in depth. Clinical application are lacking many of the times as well. A basic resource, have not found it very helpful in the ICU.
24. [R118] 2/5 · US Most things have very little info. Very useless: As a clinical instructor I try to use the app and encourage students to look up the pt diagnosis to aid with nursing diagnosis. Simple and basic things like GI bleed. Not there. Tried to use it to allow students to see how to care for J tube. It gave about at two sentence definition. Just not at all nearly as helpful as I would have hoped consideri
25. [R156] 2/5 · US Never used: I HAD to purchase this app for school and I barely use it. I spent nearly $150 on this app and I still have to turn to free web sites like Mayo Clinic or nih for further info. If I wasn't required to buy this app I never would have bought it.
26. [R5] 1/5 · US Mixed opinions: Doesn’t work the best on iPads, can’t use it in Split View because you are unable to use your favorites tab and other features while in Split View. So makes it difficult for those who take notes on the same device they study from.
27. [R52] 1/5 · US HARD TO USE: Could not figure out where to sign up to make an account or use my access code to buy it.
28. [R60] 1/5 · US Useless: This app is hard to navigate, a waste of money, and basically useless to me!!
29. [R54] 1/5 · US Ghgfhh: Horrible, said it wouldn’t expire and it did! Waste Of $300!!!
30. [R6] 5/5 · US Great App: Love this app. Use it almost every shift.
31. [R7] 5/5 · US I love this app: Great drug guide
32. [R9] 1/5 · US Function: Very slow
33. [R68] 1/5 · US Don’t waste your money.: Don’t waste your money. Once your subscription ends that YOU PAID FOR they’ll shut their services off and/or won’t allow you to transfer it to another device if you get a new phone. Waste of money. Better off finding a different app that won’t rip you off.
34. [R194] 1/5 · US New phone? Re-purchase!: My school was awesome enough to purchase this app for us. However, after the 2 year subscription ends, it stops updating information which is fine since you can still use the app. The problem is when you get a new phone the app won't let you access information you once had. In fact it forces you to renew for $99 under the rationale that they don't want you accessing "outda
35. [R201] 1/5 · US Update phone? Buy it again!!!: Hello, do you buy new books when you move in another house? Well if you change phone u have to buy apps again! My subscription for this and other unbound apps expired in March, in September I upgraded my phone and could not use the app. I wrote email and nobody responded for 3 days. When I called , I was told that I have to buy all apps again and that they don't have
36. [R16] 4/5 · US GREAT … but,: I love this app. I use it day-to-day at work as an ICU nurse. I often find myself pulling it out for self-reference, plus in conversations with providers. In these conversations with providers they’re often like “WAIT - what is that!?” Doctors & nurses alike are often so impressed with the wealth of information in this app , BUT as an ICU nurse I’m often Y-siting meds into a patient