The Cave, a nursing and NCLEX study app

The Cave

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Your question bank, terminology, and scope of practice will match your program.

Practical / Vocational

RPN / LPN

Practical nursing licensure. In most of Canada this is the CPNRE; Ontario and BC use the REx-PN. In the US this is the NCLEX-PN. Question bank reflects client care, safety, and practical-nursing scope.

Registered Nurse

RN

Registered nursing licensure โ€” the NCLEX-RN in the US and Canada. Question bank covers the four Client Needs categories: safe care, health promotion, psychosocial integrity, and physiological integrity.

Advanced Practice

NP

Nurse practitioner certification โ€” AANP or ANCC, taken after RN licensure. Question bank shifts to assess, diagnose, plan, and evaluate at the primary-care provider level. Pick your specialty:

Questions are original, written to reflect the published content blueprints for each exam (NCSBN's NCLEX-RN/PN test plans, the CPNRE competency blueprint, and the AANP/ANCC FNP content outlines) โ€” not reproduced from any copyrighted review book. Each answer and skill cites the standard textbook where you can read more.

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Question bank

Rate your confidence before you see the answer โ€” it helps target your review, but isn't scored.

Your performance

Like NCLEX prep resources, this tracks percent correct overall and by content category โ€” not points. The real NCLEX itself is pass/fail (computer-adaptive), not scored numerically.

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Clinical skills

75 skills across 13 categories โ€” search by name, category, or keyword.

Clinical placement

Pharmacology and diagnosis review, connected straight into your care plan builder.

Fill in assessment and at least one diagnosis with a goal

Saved care plans

โš ๏ธ Not medical advice. This tool suggests possible differentials and assessment considerations based on presenting symptoms, purely for practice. It does not replace your own clinical assessment, history-taking, physical exam, or judgment โ€” always verify with appropriate workup and current guidelines before reaching any real diagnosis or treatment decision.
โš ๏ธ This reference covers the major medication categories commonly associated with potentially inappropriate prescribing in older adults, with original explanations for educational purposes. It is not a verbatim reproduction of the official AGS Beers Criteriaยฎ, which is periodically updated โ€” always consult the current official AGS Beers Criteria as the authoritative, up-to-date source before making prescribing decisions.

Patient practice

16 scenarios across 11 systems, including palliative and hospice care. Pick a system, then a scenario, and check the chart before you respond โ€” just like on the floor.

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