RNotes® vs Lippincott Nursing Procedures
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RNotes®
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.
- Quick-reference clinical nursing information
- Updated AHA guidelines
- Full-color images and charts
- NCLEX exam topic indicators
- Step-by-step procedures and assessment guidance
- Customizable notes and highlights
- Nursing alerts for critical safety information
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** The essential clinical companion for nurses and students ** ABOUT RNOTES® RNotes is a quick-reference application that puts the latest clinically-focused nursing information at your fingertips, helping you improve patient care. Find answers fast by browsing or searching, then review clinical findings, collaborative management, and quick-read information along with full-color images and charts. The latest edition also helps students prepare for the NCLEX examinations by noting topics that are covered on the exam. FEATURES • Answers to the questions faced in clinical rotations • Updated AHA guidelines • Full-color images and figures • NCLEX icons indicating topics found on licensure exam • Step-by-step procedures and enhanced physical assessment guidance • Details for interpreting ECG, lab values, priority interventions, and more • Convenient tables and charts for finding information quickly • Ability to make custom notes and highlights within entries • Nursing alerts highlighting critical safety information • “Favorites” for bookmarking important topics Author: Ehren Myers Publisher: F.A. Davis Powered by: Unbound Medicine Unbound Privacy Policy: www.unboundmedicine.com/privacy Unbound Terms of Use: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/end_user_license_agreement
Lippincott Nursing Procedures
This comprehensive guide offers over 400 step-by-step nursing procedures, from basic to advanced. It details equipment, implementation, rationales, and cautions for patient safety. The app includes new evidence-based entries, illustrations, and alerts for optimal patient care.
- Over 400 basic to advanced nursing procedures
- Step-by-step implementation guidelines
- Rationales and patient safety cautions
- New evidence-based entries and updates
- Hundreds of illustrations and alerts
- Alphabetical organization for quick access
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"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. In-App purchase required to unlock all content. This start-to-finish guide includes over 400 nursing procedures--from basic to advanced. Every entry lists equipment, details each step to perform right at the bedside, and provides rationales and cautions to ensure patient safety and positive outcomes. Organized alphabetically for fast, easy access, the latest edition of Lippincott Nursing Procedures addresses what the nurse needs to know and do to perform best-practice procedures concerning infection control, specimen collection, physical assessment, drug administration, IV therapy, and hemodynamic monitoring, as well as procedures related to body systems, such as chest tube insertion, peripheral nerve stimulation, and intra-abdominal pressure monitoring. Thoroughly updated, this edition also includes new evidence-based entries on synchronized cardioversion, gait belt use, intermittent infusion device flushing and locking, isolation garb use, nasal bridal insertion and removal, pneumatic antishock garment application and removal, self-medication administration practice, and weaning a patient from a ventilator. With clear, step-by-step guidelines and hundreds of sidebars, photos, illustrations, and eye-catching alerts (Nursing Alerts, Pediatric, Elder, Hospital-Acquired Condition Alerts), you'll find the level of detail required to provide optimal hands-on patient care. Packed with pre- and postprocedure nursing considerations, warnings about potential complications, troubleshooting tips, and other helpful advice, this go-to reference provides everything you need to do your job confidently and well, whether you are beginning your nursing career, learning a new skill, or brushing up on a familiar technique. Key Features - NEW-Brand-new procedures on synchronized cardioversion, weaning a patient from a ventilator, safe medication practices, and much more - NEW-Hospital-acquired conditions easily identified with an icon - New-Updated evidence-based references in each procedure - New-Latest Joint Commission Standards, AACN guidelines, INS standards, and many more included - New-Scores of new illustrations - Full-color design - Entry headings: Overview, Equipment, Preparation of equipment, Implementation (with rationales in italics), Special considerations, Patient teaching, Complications, Documentation - Every procedure thoroughly reviewed and updated - Eye-catching icons for nursing alerts, cautions, and emergency procedures - Troubleshooting and Equipment icons - Home care tips emphasized and identified with an icon - More than 400 nursing procedures, basic to advanced - Over 750 illustrations, photographs, and tables - Variations on Pediatric care, Eldercare, and Hospital-acquired conditions identified and highlighted with an icon SUBSCRIPTION : Please purchase a yearly auto-renewing subscription to receive content access and available updates. Yearly auto-renewing payments- $89.99 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 and 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 508-299-3000 Privacy Policy - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: RNotes® at none against Lippincott Nursing Procedures's shown. Lippincott Nursing Procedures's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. RNotes® sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Lippincott Nursing Procedures sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $69.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for RNotes® against 4.6 for Lippincott Nursing Procedures. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 58 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RNotes® | Lippincott Nursing Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (41 ratings) | 4.6 (58 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 58 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Unbound Medicine, Inc. | Skyscape Medpresso Inc |
Customer experience
RNotes®
Lippincott Nursing Procedures
In-app purchases
RNotes®
- RNotes® 4th Edition$29.99
- RNotes® 5th Edition$29.99
- RNotes$29.99
Lippincott Nursing Procedures
- Lippin. Nursing Proc. 1Y Sub$69.991 Year
- Lippincott Nursing Procedures$69.99
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