Nursing Central is an integrated clinical reference suite that consolidates five nursing applications into a single platform. It provides mobile access to drug databases, medical dictionaries, diagnostic test interpretations, and disease information to support clinical decision-making.
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The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
For Professional nurses and nursing students requiring point-of-care clinical information.
Key features
Access to an updating database containing information on 5,000 drugs.
A comprehensive reference tool featuring over 75,000 entries.
An exclusive study tool designed to help users master unfamiliar medical topics.
Built-in search functionality for the entire PubMed database.
How much does it cost?
Velocity
Intense developmentShow more...
5 versions in history. Development pace: intense.
Who built it?
Unbound Medicine
13+ apps tracked · Medical
DSM-5-TR® Diagnosis Handbook
Davis's Drug Guide - Nurses
5-Minute Emergency Medicine
Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide
Oxford Handbook Clinical Med
Oxford General Practice
Oxford Emergency Medicine
Oxford Handbook of Anesthesia
Oxford General Practice
Oxford Foundation Program
Oxford Emergency Medicine
Oxford Obstetrics & GynecologyUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
Read the full review analysisCompetition
Competitive landscape for Nursing Central
How's the Medical market?
The rivals identified
By Drugs.com
Both applications target healthcare professionals and students with drug databases and clinical reference tools, creating direct competition for point-of-care utility.
- Drugs.com includes a visual pill identifier tool, which Nursing Central lacks in its feature set.
- Drugs.com offers a My Med List feature for tracking individual medication histories, unlike the clinical-focused Nursing Central.
- Nursing Central integrates PubMed access for research-backed clinical decision-making, a feature absent in the Drugs.com suite.
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Key takeaways for Nursing Central
Where is it heading?
Bottom line
Nursing Central serves as a comprehensive, multi-platform clinical resource, though users report limitations regarding iPad multitasking and concerns over long-term access policies.
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