Best apps like MedSurg Notes: Nurse Pkt Guide

10+ similar apps compared and reviewed

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Updated July 2026

MedSurg Notes is great, but it's not the only option. Explore 10+ similar apps for iPhone and iPad, each reviewed and rated by real users. Find free alternatives, premium upgrades, and hidden gems.

Top Alternatives to MedSurg Notes

Taylor's Nursing Skills#1

Taylor's Nursing Skills by Unbound Medicine, Inc.

Clinical Skills Handbook
Editor's Choice
🏥 Medical
3.9(11 ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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This medical handbook provides step-by-step instructions for over 180 nursing skills, complete with illustrations and rationales. It's designed for quick access at the point of care, helping nurses understand and perform techniques accurately.

TaskRN#2

TaskRN by Intuitive RN LLC

Helping Nurses Manage Time
Strong Contender
🏥 Medical
4.2(10 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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This app helps nurses manage their patient care tasks efficiently. It allows for creating reminders, receiving automated notifications, and organizing patient information to improve charting accuracy and reduce stress during shifts.

RNotes®#3

RNotes® by Unbound Medicine, Inc.

Nurse's Clinical Pocket Guide
Worth Considering
🏥 Medical
4.5(38 ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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This clinical reference app provides nurses and students with quick access to essential medical information, including guidelines, procedures, and exam preparation tools. It features full-color images, charts, and customizable notes to enhance patient care and learning.

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Weber: Nurse Health Assessment
Weber: Nurse Health Assessment
Weber: Nurse Health Assessment
Latest Step-by-Step Guidance
Free

This app provides comprehensive, step-by-step guidance for health assessments of adults, children, and special populations. It features detailed descriptions of techniques, normal and abnormal findings, and nursing interventions, supported by hundreds of images and illustrations.

Step-by-step assessment techniquesHundreds of full-color imagesNormal and abnormal findings tables
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Davis Lab and Diagnostic Tests
Davis Lab and Diagnostic Tests
Davis Lab and Diagnostic Tests
Nursing Implications 9th Ed
Free

This medical reference app provides comprehensive information on lab and diagnostic tests. It helps users understand test procedures, interpret results, and offer quality patient care with detailed nursing implications, common uses, and interfering factors.

Alphabetical listing of testsSearchable by abbreviation, synonym, diseasePotential Nursing Problems tables
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Nurse's Pocket Guide-Diagnosis
Nurse's Pocket Guide-Diagnosis
Nurse's Pocket Guide-Diagnosis
Nursing Diagnosis, Care Plans
Free

This app assists nurses in creating accurate nursing diagnoses and care plans. It provides detailed information for over 400 medical conditions, including definitions, interventions, and documentation guidelines. Users can also search by patient symptom to find related diagnoses.

400+ medical conditions with nursing diagnosesNCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model updatesNANDA-I and ICNP diagnoses
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Diseases & Disorders
Diseases & Disorders
Diseases & Disorders
Coverage of 240+ Diseases
Free

A comprehensive medical reference covering over 240 diseases and disorders. It provides detailed information on causes, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge planning, with special sections on global health and health disparities. Includes pharmacologic highlights and evidence-based practice information.

Coverage of 240+ diseases and disordersDetailed entries: causes, assessment, diagnosis, treatmentPharmacologic Highlights for common drugs
🏥 Medical
(21)
free with in-app purchases
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NurseBrain
NurseBrain
NurseBrain
Nursing Report Sheet
Free

This app digitizes nursing report sheets, allowing nurses to manage their entire shift from a single, connected platform. It helps organize patient information, tasks, and notes, facilitating confident handoffs and efficient documentation.

Customizable digital brain sheetsReal-time shift trackingOrganized patient handoff views
🏥 Medical
(31)
free with in-app purchases
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IV Medications Gahart
IV Medications Gahart
IV Medications Gahart
#1 IV Reference for Nurses
Free

This comprehensive IV drug reference for nurses and health professionals provides detailed monographs, a built-in calculator for dilutions and rates, and annual updates. It helps prevent errors and build confidence in safe patient care with an intuitive, quick-access format.

400+ IV drug monographsAnnual updates with new drugsBuilt-in dilution and rate calculator
🏥 Medical
(132)
free with in-app purchases
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Davis’s Lab & Diagnostic Tests
Davis’s Lab & Diagnostic Tests
Davis’s Lab & Diagnostic Tests
with Nursing Implications
Free

This app provides comprehensive guidance on hundreds of diagnostic tests, including interpretation of results, patient preparation, and post-test care. It's designed for nurses and healthcare professionals to understand and implement critical test procedures effectively.

Over 400 lab and diagnostic test monographsSubspecialty test coverageNursing implications and clinical judgment sections
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(84)
free with in-app purchases