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The AIfor nurses,built by working nurses.
RN PocketPal puts an AI assistant in every nurse's pocket — AI-assisted notes and care plans, instant drug and lab lookups, and 31+ tools for the rest of the shift: brain sheets, NCLEX & cert prep, contract analysis, and a hospital workplace-rating index. Designed by RNs with 100+ years of combined bedside experience — an assistant for your shift, never a substitute for your judgment.
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100+
Years of combined RN experience
31+
Tools across workflow + career
0
Intentional PHI storage
$5/mo
Pocketpal Pro · cancel anytime
The anchor feature
Learn the strip on a quiet night. Not on the worst one.
Rhythm Practice is a study bench, not a reader. Nineteen rhythms on known-answer teaching strips — VF, pulseless VT, torsades, asystole, PEA, SVT, the AV blocks split by degree — then the BLS, ACLS, and PALS action questions that ask what you would actually do next. Bring your own strip photo and Compare sets it beside a reference strip, side by side, and leaves the reading to you.
- Nineteen rhythms, including the ones you only meet in a code.
- Action banks hand-authored against AHA 2020, sourced per question.
- Educational positioning. Not a medical device.
- Six mega-codes where the rhythm changes as you act. Atlas is free.
Identification drill (known answer):
Name this rhythm.
- Atrial fibrillation
- Atrial flutter
- Sinus tachycardia
- Multifocal atrial tach
Why nurses pick it
Eight things bedside nurses asked us not to compromise on.
Most of these aren’t features — they’re posture decisions. They’re what makes the app feel different the first time you open it on a night shift.
No intentional PHI storage
Brain-sheet notes and bedside identifiers are designed to stay local by default. Cloud-backed features prohibit PHI, use redaction where available, and are never for charting or secure messaging.
On-device AI for the camera tools
Pill-imprint lookup reads the tablet on-device where available. Optional training contributions are separate, opt-in, de-identified submissions for private review.
Offline-first by design
Brain sheet, calculators, and reference content all work in airplane mode. Built for basement procedure rooms and unreliable hospital Wi-Fi.
Launch-to-usable in under 1.5s
Native SwiftUI on iOS, Jetpack Compose on Android. Calculations update on every keystroke. No spinners on the tools you use mid-shift.
Native iOS + Android (one app, two homes)
Apple HIG on iOS, Material on Android. Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, dark mode. Built natively for both — not a web wrapper.
Accessibility-first
VoiceOver labels on every interactive element. 44pt touch targets. Color is never the only signal. Tested with cold hands, gloves, and night-shift eyes.
Evidence-backed, source-cited
Every clinical fact carries a source link to AHA, CDC, FDA, or a current peer-reviewed reference. No anonymous "trust us" entries.
No ads. No data resale. Ever.
No advertising SDKs in v1. No analytics that profile you. Pocketpal Pro pays the bills; we don’t need to sell you out.
The team
100+ years of bedside experience. Built the way nurses think.
Most nursing apps are built by software companies who hire a nurse for advice. RN PocketPal is built the other way around. A founding RN with 14 years bedside — telemetry, step-down, ICU, ED — designed the entire toolkit from the floor, and every tile has been reviewed by working clinical advisors in the relevant specialty before it ships. The 100+ years isn’t marketing; it’s the actual shifts behind the decisions you see in the app.
Founding nurse
14 years bedside
Telemetry, step-down, ICU, ED. Designed the brain sheet, drip calculator, and Rhythm Practice posture from first principles.
Clinical advisory
Eight specialties
Working bedside RNs across telemetry, ICU, ED, med-surg, OB, NICU, hospice, and nursing education — every tile reviewed before merge.
Early-access review
25–30 bedside RNs
Mix of senior (10+ years) and new-grad nurses for diverse rhythm-recognition skill levels. Feedback helps shape early-access builds and post-launch improvements.
Specialties the toolkit is configured for
A day with PocketPal
The moments on shift where it actually earns its place.
- 1
You’re getting report on five patients in nineteen minutes.
The brain sheet opens to the report template you customised last shift. Allergies, code status, isolation pre-filled. Long-press any row to edit. Save the layout — next shift it’s there.
See the brain sheet → - 2
You haven’t seen torsades since your last ACLS renewal.
Drill it now, on known-answer strips, so it isn’t new at 03:00. Nineteen rhythms, then the question that actually matters — what would you do next. Six mega-code scenarios change the rhythm as you act. The atlas is free.
See Rhythm Practice → - 3
Pharmacy needs the levophed titration to a specific MAP and you’re running short.
Drip calculator opens with the weight already pulled from the brain sheet. Reverse-calc to a target dose. Vasoactive cheat sheet one tap away. Y-site compatibility one more.
See the calculator → - 4
You’re drafting a transfer note at 02:14 and your brain is glue.
Note Writer scaffolds the SBAR. PHI scrubbed on-device before any AI call. You read every line before it leaves your screen — no chart-stuffing, no hallucinated facts. The voice stays yours.
See Note Writer →
The toolkit
What’s in your pocket on day one.
Every tile is designed for a real bedside or career-side decision. The clinical tools work offline; the AI-assisted ones run on-device or through a PHI-scrubbed proxy. None sync patient data without an explicit opt-in.
features
Brain Sheet
Digital nurse brain sheet for report, labs, meds, isolation, drips, tasks, and handoff — built for real shifts.
tools
Drip & Dose Calculator
Calculate drip rates, weight-based doses, IV gtts/min, and titration tables in a nurse-focused workflow.
features
Rhythm Practice
Rhythm identification drills, BLS/ACLS/PALS action questions, and mega-code scenarios. Free rhythm atlas. Not a medical device.
tools
Note Writer
Defensible nursing notes — DAR, SOAP, SOAPIE, PIE, Narrative, Focused. 12 event templates, voice dictation. PHI scrubbed before any AI send.
tools
Care Plan Builder
Speak or type the scenario — RN PocketPal returns a complete NANDA-style care plan with PES diagnoses, SMART outcomes, and interventions with rationale. PDF/Word export.
tools
Crash Cart Check
Daily / shift crash cart audit for adult ACLS, pediatric PALS, OB code, and RRT carts. Native in the iPhone + Android app with auto-stamped initials and live par-vs-on-hand status pills; this web page is the printable version for the binder. Standard concentrations + par quantities. Educational reference.
tools
Test Prep
NCLEX-RN/PN, CNA, ACLS, PALS, BLS, CMSRN, CCRN, CEN, OB, Peds, FNP, PMHNP and CRNA practice. ACLS, PALS and BLS banks written to the 2025 AHA Guidelines, every item with a full rationale.
tools
Pay & Contracts
Travel & staff contract analyzer. Auto take-home math, side-by-side compare, AI trash-score grader, AI negotiation coach. Estimates only — not tax advice.
charge nurses
Assignment Board
Build fairer nurse assignments with acuity, breaks, handoff, and pairings — local-only shift planning.
tools
IV Compatibility
Quick Y-site IV compatibility lookup for common nursing med-pass questions. Verify with approved references.
tools
Code Cards
Offline ACLS, BLS, PALS, sepsis, stroke, STEMI cards. Educational decision-support. Built by working bedside RNs.
The honest comparison
Side by side with the apps nurses install today.
Medscape and Nursing Central are excellent drug + disease references. They were built for physicians-then-translated and don’t do the workflow side of nursing. RN PocketPal is workflow-first with reference baked in — at a quarter of the price.
Monthly price
- PocketPal
- $5
- Medscape
- $20–25
- Nursing Central
- $30–40
Rhythm strip review
- PocketPal
- Yes — anchor
- Medscape
- No
- Nursing Central
- No
AI-assisted note writer
- PocketPal
- Yes
- Medscape
- No
- Nursing Central
- No
Brain sheet builder
- PocketPal
- Yes
- Medscape
- No
- Nursing Central
- No
Charge-nurse tools
- PocketPal
- Yes
- Medscape
- No
- Nursing Central
- No
Hospital ratings index
- PocketPal
- Yes
- Medscape
- No
- Nursing Central
- No
Drug + lab reference
- PocketPal
- Yes
- Medscape
- Yes
- Nursing Central
- Yes
Built primarily by nurses
- PocketPal
- Yes
- Medscape
- No
- Nursing Central
- No
Patient-data in cloud
- PocketPal
- Never (opt-in)
- Medscape
- Account-linked
- Nursing Central
- Account-linked
Cancel anytime
- PocketPal
- Yes
- Medscape
- Yes
- Nursing Central
- Yes
| Feature | RN PocketPal | Medscape | Nursing Central |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $5 | $20–25 | $30–40 |
| Rhythm strip review | Yes — anchor | No | No |
| AI-assisted note writer | Yes | No | No |
| Brain sheet builder | Yes | No | No |
| Charge-nurse tools | Yes | No | No |
| Hospital ratings index | Yes | No | No |
| Drug + lab reference | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Built primarily by nurses | Yes | No | No |
| Patient-data in cloud | Never (opt-in) | Account-linked | Account-linked |
| Cancel anytime | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Competitor pricing reflects publicly listed individual-subscriber rates as of May 2026. Feature parity comparison is our best assessment from each app’s current marketing.
The questions everyone asks
Frequently asked.
Is Rhythm Practice a medical device?
No. RN PocketPal is positioned as educational decision-support, and Rhythm Practice is study material — identification drills on known-answer teaching strips, BLS/ACLS/PALS action questions, and mega-code scenarios. It does not read, measure, score, or name a rhythm from a photo of a real patient. Compare will put your own strip photo beside a reference strip, side by side, and stop there. The clinical decision is always yours.
How is patient privacy handled?
Patient names, room numbers, and brain-sheet notes are designed to stay local by default, with no cloud sync unless you explicitly opt in. The camera tools do their reading on-device where available. Separate training contributions require opt-in de-identification confirmations, and PHI is scrubbed before AI requests the app does make.
Who built it?
A founding RN with 14 years of bedside experience, plus a clinical advisory team of working bedside nurses and educators representing telemetry, ICU, ED, med-surg, OB, NICU, hospice, and nursing education — 100+ years of combined experience. Every tile in the app has been reviewed by working nurses in the relevant specialty.
When does the app launch?
RN PocketPal is live now on the App Store for iPhone and on Google Play for Android. Early-access nurses still help test new tools before wider release.
What’s in the free tier?
Friend Finder, break-time games, Marketplace browsing, the rhythm atlas, and Practice & Ethics reference. Marketplace messaging/posting plus the clinical workflow and reference tools sit behind Pocketpal Pro.
What’s in Pocketpal Pro?
Everything else: Rhythm Practice drills and mega-codes (the atlas stays free), IV compatibility checker, AI-assisted Note Writer, Care Plan builder, full brain-sheet builder, pay & contracts tools, marketplace alerts, AI Trivia + AI Memory deck generator, and multi-device sync when it ships. $5/mo or $49/yr. Cancel anytime — no friction, no win-back funnels.
Is it really nurse-built?
Yes. Most nursing apps are built by software companies who hire a nurse for advice. RN PocketPal is built the other way around — the toolkit was designed from 14 years on the floor, and every clinical decision in the app traces back to a working nurse. The "100+ years combined" number is real shift-hours behind the decisions you see.
How is it different from Medscape or Nursing Central?
Medscape and Nursing Central are excellent drug + disease references. They cost $20–40/month, were built for physicians-then-translated, and don’t do the workflow side of nursing — brain sheets, charge tools, contract analysis, AI-assisted notes, rhythm drills. PocketPal is workflow-first with reference baked in, at a quarter of the price, by a nurse-led team.
From the founder
A note before you download.
I’ve been a registered nurse for fourteen years. I’ve worked telemetry, step-down, ICU, and emergency, and in all that time I never found a tool that actually thought the way nurses think — workflow first, reference second, with the small dignities of dark mode at 02:00 and 44-point touch targets for gloved hands.
RN PocketPal is the app I wished I had on every one of those shifts. It is not a medical device. It is a decision-support reference, a brain sheet, a calculator, and a small set of AI tools that respect what we know about safety and privacy. Every decision in it traces back to a working nurse. I would love for you to join the beta and tell me what we’re still getting wrong.
Privacy
No intentional PHI storage.
Brain sheets are local by default. Cloud-backed features such as AI, Marketplace, support, and community tools prohibit PHI and use redaction where available. No third-party analytics. No ads.
Educational reference only. Not a medical device. Verify with clinical judgment, facility policy, and primary sources. Read the full disclaimer.