Critical Care Nursing CCRN vs NurseScript
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Critical Care Nursing CCRN
This app provides comprehensive guidance for critical care nursing, covering acute conditions, specialized areas, and essential nursing skills. It includes expert advice, visual aids, and practice questions to prepare for certification exams.
- Systems-based review of acute care conditions
- Guidance on multisystem disorders
- Expert nursing skills instruction
- Visual aids and charts
- Practice exams and quizzes
- SmartSearch technology
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"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. An in-App purchase is required to unlock all content. Feeling unsure about your critical care nursing skills? Time to gain some confident know-how, with the freshly updated latest edition of Critical Care Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! Clear, concise direction on treating numerous acute and life-threatening issues. Absorb current best practices on critical care basics and specialized areas such as advanced life support measures, multisystem trauma, and treating specialized needs. This is ideal guidance for students, nurses new to clinical care, and those preparing for the Critical Care (CCRN) certification exam. * Expansive, systems-based review of acute care conditions for all body systems * Guidance on treating multisystem disorders – burns, hyperthermia, hypothermia, hypovolemic shock, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), and more * Expert guidance on nursing skills – blood and fluid replacement, rapid assessment and interventions, emergency measures, fluid replacement/resuscitation, drug therapy, pressure ulcer management, moderate sedation, CPR and emergency cardiac care, and more * Numerous images and charts demonstrate clinical use of IV fluids, interpreting serum electrolyte test results, drug therapy for multisystem disorders, and more * Step-by-step direction on performing blood transfusions with a guide to transfusion reactions * Top-level instruction in areas including oncology, acute care surgery, drug overdose and poisoning, palliative care and pain management, nutrition, prevention and screening, professional roles and ethics, test-taking strategies * Chapter features include: * Just the facts – a quick summary of content at the start of each chapter * Advice from experts – tips and tricks and key troubleshooting techniques * Take charge! – potentially lethal situations and steps to take when they occur * Handle with care – identifies concerns and actions related to elderly, pediatric, and bariatric patients * Weighing the evidence – highlights research that guides practice * Memory joggers – memory aids to help you grasp and remember difficult concepts * Certification tips – draw out the most important concepts from each chapter in relation to the CCRN exam * Quick quiz – end-of-chapter multiple choice questions, with answers and rationales * Practice makes perfect – extensive end-of-book practice exam to test knowledge in preparation for NCLEX and certification No internet connection is required to access the content after the initial download. Find information quickly using powerful SmartSearch technology. Search part of the term for those hard-to-spell medical terms. Content licensed from printed ISBN 10: 1975144309 ISBN 13: 9781975144302 SUBSCRIPTION : Please choose an auto-renewable subscription plan to receive content access & continuous updates. Your subscription automatically renews as per your plan, so you always have the latest content. Yearly auto-renewing payments-$44.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription may be managed by the user & auto-renewal can be disabled at any time by going to your device “Settings” and tapping “iTunes & App Store”. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. If you have any questions or comments, email us any time: customersupport@skyscape.com or call 508-299-30000 Privacy Policy-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx Editor(s): David W. Woodruff, MSN, RN-BC, CNS, CNE, FNAP Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
NurseScript
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NurseScript lives between your brain and the chart. Speak or type what happened, get a clean SBAR, SOAP, DAR, PIE, or narrative note — and let ChartGuard show you what a note like yours usually includes, before you save it. CHARTGUARD Falls, change in condition, wounds and skin, behavioral events — each kind of note has its own list of what nurses are commonly expected to document. ChartGuard reads what you wrote, shows you the items it doesn't see yet, and asks you about them: post-fall vitals, neuro checks, who was notified and when. Tap what you observed or answer in your own words, and NurseScript drafts the lines from your answers. You read the suggested note and accept or decline each addition. Nothing is added to your note until you accept it, and nothing is written from anything you didn't say. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Dictate notes hands-free and get formatted documentation back • Write and organize notes in SBAR, SOAP, DAR, PIE, or narrative styles • See what a fall, wound, behavioral, or change-in-condition note is missing with ChartGuard • Sketch, annotate, scan, and attach images on a full notepad canvas • Generate NANDA-based nursing care plan drafts to work from • Search across every note instantly • Export a single password-protected backup you fully control BUILT FOR PRIVACY Your notes are encrypted on your device and protected behind Face ID / Touch ID. Nothing is posted to a public feed or shared without you. You can export an encrypted backup and restore it on a new device. MADE FOR NURSES AND STUDENTS Whether you're on the floor or in clinicals, NurseScript helps you document faster and study the structure of good notes. PLANS NurseScript is free to start. Pro unlocks AI-assisted formatting, ChartGuard, and care plan drafts; Pro + Voice adds unlimited voice dictation and transcription. Yearly plans start with a 7-day free trial. Subscriptions are billed through your Apple Account and renew automatically unless canceled; manage or cancel anytime in Settings. NurseScript supports your documentation workflow. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment recommendations, and does not replace clinical judgment or your facility's systems and policies. Privacy Policy: https://shemaiah7.github.io/nursescript-privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: NurseScript at none against Critical Care Nursing CCRN's shown. NurseScript also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 7 months). Critical Care Nursing CCRN's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.5). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Critical Care Nursing CCRN sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $44.99 per year and NurseScript sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Critical Care Nursing CCRN ships an update every 7 months, NurseScript every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Critical Care Nursing CCRN | NurseScript |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Skyscape Medpresso Inc | Shemaiah Sanders |
In-app purchases
Critical Care Nursing CCRN
- CritiCare Nursing Made Easy 1Y$44.991 Year
NurseScript
- Pro$9.991 Month
- Pro + Voice$19.991 Month
- Pro7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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- Pro + Voice7 Days trial$199.991 Year
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