Savvy Nurse

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Free NCLEX prep. 3 minutes a day.

3-minute lessons, real NCLEX-style questions with rationales, practice exams scored by area and a study plan that ends on your exam date. RN and PN.

  • 106 lessons
  • 2,408 practice questions
  • 80 NGN case studies

👇 Start here · pick an answer

Two clients, one nurse. Who do you see first?

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Every category on the test plan

From how the exam works to pharmacology and maternity. Open any topic, or tell the app your goal and it lines up the lessons for you.

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How it works

Pick a goal

Exam in 30 days, pharm is my weak spot, prioritization confuses me. Your lessons line up behind it.

Learn in 3 minutes

A clinical hook, one key idea, a bedside story, then NCLEX-style questions with rationales. Never a wall of text.

Come back tomorrow

Your streak, your study plan and your weak spots pick up where you left off. XP and weekly leagues keep the 3-minute habit going.

Practice exams that read like your real report

Lesson quizzes, a 1,500-plus item bank and every Next Gen item type in one pool, with unfolding case studies in sets of 25 or more. Take 10, 25, 50 or a full-length 85, timed, with no feedback until the end. Then see exactly which client-needs area is holding you back.

  • Weighted like the 2026 test planManagement of Care gets the most questions, and every category gets its share, in the same proportions NCSBN publishes.
  • Timed like the real paceAbout 90 seconds a question and 2 minutes for a Next Gen item, no going back, no skipping. Finish and you know how the clock feels.
  • Every Next Gen item type, scored the Next Gen waySelect-all, matrix, drop-down, bowtie and highlight items, plus 6-step case studies with a client record that updates as the case unfolds. Partial credit with the +/- and 0/1 rules, never below zero.
  • Every miss comes backMissed questions drop into Weak Spots and return after 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30 days until you own them.

Sample report

72%

Management of CareStrong
Pharmacological and Parenteral TherapiesNear the line
Reduction of Risk PotentialNeeds work
Safety and Infection Prevention and ControlStrong
Or try free practice questions by topic, with answers and rationales

Built for every road to the license

One free app, five kinds of candidate. Tell it where you are and the path reorders itself.

🎓 Still in nursing school

ADN, BSN or accelerated: fundamentals, pharm and dosage first, so course exams and exit exams stop surprising you.

🚀 New graduate

Exam in 30, 60 or 90 days. Enter the date and Home shows the countdown and how many lessons a day finish the course in time.

🔁 Taking it again

Start with a baseline exam, see which areas failed you, and spend the 45 test-free days on exactly those.

🩺 LPN / LVN candidates

Same client-needs areas, same item types. A dedicated lesson shows how to read every question through the PN scope.

🌍 Educated outside the US

A lesson on the route itself: state board, credentials evaluation, ATT, test centers, and the vocabulary and units that trip people up.

Free. Not a free trial.

The big question banks are good. They also cost as much as the exam itself, and most students never finish them.

Paid banks have far more questions. Savvy Nurse is the daily habit that gets you to open one, and the free way to find out where you stand first.
Savvy NurseTypical paid question bank
PriceFree, no upsellMonthly or per-exam subscription
Short lessons written for the 2026 test planYesRationales, rarely lessons
Practice exams scored by client-needs areaYesUsually, behind the paywall
Every Next Gen item type and case studiesYesUsually, behind the paywall
Unlimited dosage calc, worked step by stepYesUsually a fixed set
Readiness by area, with next stepsYesSometimes, behind the paywall
NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN test-plan weighting, tutor modeYesRN and PN sold as separate products
Computer-adaptive exam simulation with the 95% stop ruleYesUsually, behind the paywall
A study plan that ends on your exam date, rebuilt dailyYesSometimes, as a fixed calendar
Streaks, XP, weekly leagues, boss battlesYesRarely
AdsNoneSometimes on the free tier
Works offline, installs like an appYesSometimes
Account required to startNoYes

Feels like a game. Teaches like a course.

Daily streaks

Show up daily and watch it grow.

XP & levels

Every lesson moves you up.

Weekly leagues

Climb from Bronze to Diamond.

Boss battles

Beat each module's final quiz.

Daily Quiz

Five scenarios a day, 60 seconds.

Weak spots

Missed questions come back until you own them.

Free tools, no sign-up

Built to teach, not to sell

  • No ads, no upsells, nothing to buy.
  • Your data is never sold.
  • Education only, never medical advice. Not affiliated with NCSBN.

Your first lesson takes 3 minutes.

No account, no card, no catch.

Want it on every device? A free account keeps your streak, study plan and weak spots wherever you sign in.

🤖 Android app coming soon to Google Play.