Category: Registered Nursing (RN)
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Small Communication Choices That Improve Patient Care
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Small communication choices can have a lasting impact on patient trust, understanding, and care experiences. Discover practical strategies for creating more respectful, empathetic, and patient-centered interactions.
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Newborn attachment
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Can you identify the behavior that best reflects healthy infant attachment? Explore this NCLEX-RN style pediatric question on newborn development, bonding, and caregiver relationships.
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Therapeutic communication
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Therapeutic communication may sound simple, but many get it wrong. Can you identify the best response? Explore common misconceptions, real-world communication pitfalls, and how nurses build trust in this question of the day.
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A Hidden History of Medicine: Unethical Experiments on Black Communities
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Medicine’s history isn’t just a story of discovery and innovation. Many major medical advances were shaped by racism, exploitation, and unethical experimentation on Black communities. Understanding this history and its lasting impact is essential to building a more ethical, equitable, and trustworthy healthcare system today.
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What an Independent Study Found About Medical Learning Apps
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A study comparing major medical education apps ranked Osmosis highest for learning usefulness and usability, highlighting the importance of efficient, learner-centered design in healthcare education.
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Pain management
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A hospitalized patient receives IV morphine after reporting severe pain. What’s the most appropriate way to evaluate if his pain management is working?
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17 Patient Positions Nurses Need to Know & How to Use Them
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Positioning is about more than comfort; it directly impacts patient safety, breathing, and outcomes. Discover 17 essential nursing positions, when to use them, and critical safety considerations every nurse must know.
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Health literacy
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Review this RN-focused look at promoting health literacy through plain-language materials, visuals, and timely follow-up, with practical tips for effective patient education.
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The History of Nursing: From Early Caregiving to Professional Practice
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From ancient healers to modern healthcare leaders, nursing has transformed medicine through compassion, science, and innovation. Explore how this essential profession continues to shape the future of care.
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Culturally competent care
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When culturally competent care situations arise in diverse patient populations, a practical approach matters. Learn how nurses structure history, apply key cultural clues, and design respectful care plans that honor beliefs while ensuring safe, effective treatment and clear communication.
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10 Remarkable Medical Breakthroughs from the Last Decade
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Healthcare is entering a transformative era driven by biotechnology, AI, and digital health. Discover the innovations reshaping diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, along with what they signal for the future of medicine.
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Depression
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This NCLEX-RN® question of the day explores how nurses evaluate and implement a plan of care for a patient with depression, emphasizing pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic strategies, patient participation, and the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship.
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How to Become a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)
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Find out what it takes to become a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE), from RN licensure to specialized forensic training. Explore certification pathways, essential skills, and the critical role SANEs play in trauma-informed care and evidence collection.
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Diabetic ketoacidosis
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This nursing question of the day examines how gastroenteritis affects diabetes care and patient outcomes, highlighting symptoms, adherence, and access to care in shaping management decisions.
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Lista final de consejos de estudio por Osmosis de Elsevier
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Una guía práctica en español sobre cómo Osmosis de Elsevier reúne consejos y técnicas de aprendizaje para destacarte en salud, prepararte para exámenes USMLE/NCLEX y triunfar en prácticas clínicas y rotaciones. Aprenderás a adaptar métodos a tu estilo, priorizar lo esencial y mantener la motivación a lo largo del programa.
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Nursing care plan
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Learn how RNs structure conversations, identify ethical cues, and design patient-centered care plans that empower patients to express their goals and preferences, guiding compassionate and safe care.
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Dosage Calculation: Vancomycin
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Tackle this IV infusion rate problem and learn a reliable method for accurate, safe medication administration in a busy clinical setting.
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Pertussis Teaching Plan
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An RN guides the mother of a child with pertussis through a structured teaching plan, covering home care for cough, vaccination schedule, infection-control practices, and when to seek urgent care.
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Osmosis Product Updates: 2026
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Discover the ways Osmosis is evolving throughout the year! Learn about new features, content, badges, and helpful playlists to streamline planning and make your study experience more effective.
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Hyperpituitarism
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A nurse reviews hyperpituitarism concepts in a clinical teaching scenario, focusing on common causes, hereditary links, and risk factors. Learn how to structure patient education and clinical discussions to cover the endocrine condition, its assessment, and appropriate nursing considerations.
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Guess the Rhythm: Ventricular fibrillation (Vfib)
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A patient presents with an ECG showing a rapid, irregular rhythm with chaotic waveforms. Explore how clinicians recognize a life-threatening arrhythmia on monitor, differentiate it from other rhythms, and determine the immediate management steps used in acute care settings.
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What It’s Like to Live with a Rare Autonomic Disorder
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RN, OHLI and aspiring NP Kaitlyn Conway shares how autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy disrupted her life along with recovering from a subsequent stroke. Her journey highlights the importance of listening to patients and empathizing with them while they’re dealing with the effects of chronic illness.
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: T1D
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A patient with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes presents with pneumonia. Learn a structured nursing approach to spotting a potential life-threatening diabetic emergency, including key assessment steps, monitoring priorities, and when to escalate care to the provider.
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How to Become a Culturally Competent Clinician
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Learn practical strategies to deliver equitable, patient-centered care in a diverse world, including addressing Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), strengthening cultural competence in clinical practice, recognizing implicit (unconscious) bias, improving communication, and advancing patient advocacy.
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Cardiogenic shock
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Understand important clinical findings to watch for in patients at risk of cardiogenic shock following myocardial infarction. Early identification guides care.
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Perineal care
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Nurses performing perineal care must recognize and report critical findings promptly. Learn which abnormalities require immediate healthcare provider notification.
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Sexual orientation
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Understand sexual orientation basics and correct terminology to provide respectful, informed care to diverse patients in nursing practice.
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
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Effective discharge teaching after laparoscopic cholecystectomy covers lifting restrictions, incision care, expected drainage, and dietary advice to promote healing and prevent complications.
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The Science of Rest & Recovery: Why Healthcare Learners Need Downtime (and How to Actually Take It)
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Healthcare training rewards endurance, but biology tells a different story. Learning does not improve by pushing endlessly. It improves when stress and recovery are balanced. Understanding how rest supports cognition, memory, and emotional resilience may be the most overlooked study strategy in healthcare education.
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Risk management
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A medication safety error occurs when a nurse omits barcode scanning, causing patient harm. Understand the legal implications and terminology involved in nursing practice.