Nursing School Course
How nurses think, assess and perform the core skills every other course builds on.
The nursing process and clinical judgment, head-to-toe assessment, safety and infection prevention, and the procedures you are expected to perform: medication administration and IV therapy, oxygenation and airway care, nutrition and elimination, wound care, mobility, and perioperative nursing — each taught as purpose, technique, expected findings, complications and documentation.
Module 1
Assessment through evaluation, priority setting and the clinical judgment model.
29 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 2
Interviewing, examination technique and the general survey.
12 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 3
Measuring, interpreting and acting on vital signs, pain and point-of-care testing.
42 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 4
Falls, restraints, hand hygiene, isolation precautions, PPE and sterile technique.
79 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 5
System-by-system examination and telling an expected finding from one that needs escalation.
96 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 6
Every route, plus peripheral and central vascular access, infusions and transfusion.
31 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 7
Oxygen delivery, suctioning, tracheostomy and chest-tube care.
61 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 8
Nutrition screening, enteral feeding, urinary catheters, enemas and ostomy care.
51 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 9
Pressure-injury prevention and staging, dressings, drains, burns and skin disorders.
61 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 10
Transfers, positioning, restraints, fall prevention, fractures, arthritis and orthopedic care.
74 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 11
Vision and hearing disorders, sensory deficits and post-operative care.
19 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 12
Pre-, intra- and post-operative care, assisting with procedures and complications.
42 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 13
Therapeutic communication, charting and patient education.
21 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 14
Developmental stages, the older adult, palliative principles, dying and grief.
50 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Module 15
Cell adaptation, injury, death, genetics and healing — the basis of every disorder.
17 mapped lessons · lesson practice · module assessment
Lesson titles are drawn from the published library for your program; the full list appears inside the course.
Every lesson has a Full view that teaches the complete topic and a certified Cram view for high-yield review. Cram never adds facts that are not in Full.
Lessons follow the structure that fits the topic: clinical, medication, skills or professional practice.
Lesson practice and assessments draw from NurseNest's published question bank for your exam scope — single-best-answer and select-all-that-apply items with rationales for every option, a takeaway and a hint.
Module assessments (20 questions), cumulative reviews (30) and a final (75); passing mark 80%. Missed items link back to the lesson, Cram and flashcards.
