What's new
What's new in September 2026
Everything we shipped to BoardPal in September 2026.
Sep 22 to 30 · 85 improvements
30Sep · Wed
Scratch pad: move it, resize it, tuck it away
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Dock the cram Scratch pad left, right or bottom, resize it, and tuck it away. more ▾less ▴
The Scratch pad in a cram sheet now goes where you want it. Dock it to the left, the right or the bottom with the three small buttons in its header, drag its edge to make it bigger or smaller, and tuck it away into a small tab when you just want to read; tap the tab and it comes back exactly as it was. On an iPad held upright it now starts at a quarter of the screen instead of almost half. Your choice is remembered on that device.
Your marks stay on each question
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Marks on a question stay for the whole set when you come back to it. more ▾less ▴
Highlights, pen marks and handwriting on a question now stay put for the whole set. Go on to the next question, come back, and your marks are where you left them, even after a refresh. This works in practice sets, mock boards and the diagnostic exam, on the device you marked them on, and clears when you finish the set.
Spinal cord injury questions rewritten to board length
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49 spinal cord injury questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
49 practice questions on spinal cord injuries were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 55 words to about 31, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Twenty-one questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions repeated one another or other topics. Twenty-one now test ground no other question asked, such as falls as the leading cause in older adults, preventing leg clots, the two kinds of bowel after a cord injury, when a suprapubic catheter is used, why the cough weakens after a neck injury, nerve pain in numb areas, and what feeling around the anus means for recovery.
Casts, traction and walking aids questions rewritten to board length
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49 casts, traction and walking aids questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
49 practice questions on casts, traction, crutches, canes, walkers and slings were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 53 words to about 27, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Twenty-five questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions repeated one another or other topics, especially the crutch and cane rules and hip precautions. Twenty-five now test ground no other question asked, such as padding the outer knee in Buck's traction to prevent foot drop, the Thomas splint ring, Bryant's traction in toddlers, toe-touch weight bearing, the four-point gait, and what a partial hip replacement replaces.
Immunology and connective tissue questions rewritten to board length
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46 immunology and connective tissue questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
46 practice questions on immune and connective tissue disorders (lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, Sjögren disease, multiple myeloma, transplant rejection and allergic reactions) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 67 words to about 30, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Twenty-six questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions repeated one another or other topics. Twenty-six now test ground no other question asked, such as checking blood pressure for scleroderma kidney crisis, eye exams while on hydroxychloroquine, lung warning signs on methotrexate, allergy shots after a severe sting reaction, and what a negative rheumatoid factor test means.
Musculoskeletal trauma questions rewritten to board length
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54 musculoskeletal trauma questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
54 practice questions on musculoskeletal trauma (fractures, casts and traction, hip and knee replacement, amputation, sprains and dislocations) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 65 words to about 32, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Twenty-four questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions repeated one another or other topics, especially blood clots and cast care. Twenty-four now test ground no other question asked, such as stress fractures, the pelvic binder, gas gangrene, wrist drop after an upper arm fracture, and why a scaphoid wrist fracture can hide on the first X-ray.
Alzheimer's and dementia questions rewritten to board length
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48 Alzheimer's and dementia questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
48 practice questions on Alzheimer's disease and dementia (safety at home, communication, caregiver support, the stages, and the Alzheimer's medicines) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 46 words to about 30, the four choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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About half the questions now test points no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions repeated questions on delirium and other mental health topics. About half now test caregiving points no other question asked, such as a personal information sheet for hospital staff, keeping spare keys and eyeglasses for a person who accuses others of hiding them, a family member staying at the bedside overnight, and speaking the language a person learned first.
Breathing problem questions rewritten to board length
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46 breathing problem questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
46 practice questions on breathing problems (chest tubes, ventilators, tracheostomies, ARDS, blood clots in the lung, and oxygen care) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 48 words to about 30, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Twenty-seven questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions used to repeat questions elsewhere in the bank, above all on chest-tube clamping, saline down the breathing tube, and ventilator alarms. Twenty-seven now test ground no other question asked, such as giving oxygen through the neck after a laryngectomy, the dressing when a chest tube comes out, why breath sounds alone cannot confirm a breathing tube, and filling a humidifier with sterile water.
Site-specific cancer questions rewritten to board length
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51 site-specific cancer questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
51 practice questions on site-specific cancers (breast, prostate, colon and rectum, cervix, uterus and ovary, leukemia and lymphoma, lung, liver, kidney and bladder) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 66 words to about 27, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Thirty questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions repeated one another or other topics. Thirty now test ground no other question asked, such as the vinegar test (VIA) for cervical screening, why a sentinel node biopsy carries a lower risk of arm swelling, inflammatory breast cancer, a tumor at the top of the lung that causes shoulder pain, and the two phases of leukemia treatment.
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29Sep · Tue
Explanations now match the question you answered
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History marks questions improved since you answered them. more ▾less ▴
When you review a finished practice set in History and a question has been improved since you answered it, you now see the improved version with a short note telling you what you picked on the version you answered. Your old letter is no longer marked on choices you never saw.
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Resumed sets and mock and diagnostic reviews mark improved questions too. more ▾less ▴
The same now applies when you pick a practice set back up, in the warm-up, and when you review a mock board or the diagnostic: a question improved after you answered it shows the new version with a short note about what you picked, instead of your old letter on choices you never saw.
Elimination and GI emergency questions rewritten to board length
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50 elimination and GI emergency questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
50 practice questions on altered elimination (kidney stones, incontinence, acute kidney injury and dialysis, pancreatitis, liver failure, GI bleeding, and diabetic emergencies) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 63 words to about 27, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Thirty-six questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Most of these questions used to repeat questions from other topics. Thirty-six now test ground no other question asked, such as tamsulosin to help a kidney stone pass, citrus drinks against calcium stones, caffeine and urge leaks, removing the gallbladder in the same stay after mild gallstone pancreatitis, giving albumin with a large belly drain, and starting an antibiotic at once when a client with cirrhosis bleeds.
Cancer emergency questions rewritten to board length
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52 cancer emergency questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
52 practice questions on oncologic emergencies (tumor lysis syndrome, high calcium from cancer, SIADH, spinal cord compression, superior vena cava syndrome, fever with low white cells, and DIC) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 56 words to about 30, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Forty-one questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions used to repeat one another, above all on tumor lysis syndrome and spinal cord compression. Forty-one now test ground no other question asked, such as screening for G6PD before rasburicase, why the urine is no longer made alkaline in tumor lysis, drawing blood cultures from both a vein and a port, giving zoledronic acid as a slow infusion on its own line, and reporting a fever in a client with low white cells before giving paracetamol.
Seizure questions rewritten to board length
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50 seizure questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
50 practice questions on seizures and epilepsy (seizure types, first aid, status epilepticus, seizure medicines and living safely with epilepsy) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 58 words to about 30, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Thirty-four questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions used to repeat what other questions already asked. Thirty-four now test ground no other question asked, such as the blood ammonia check on valproic acid, grapefruit juice and carbamazepine, kidney stones on topiramate, restarting lamotrigine after missed doses, a seizure in water, and seizures that continue without jerking. Seizure types now use their current names, with the older names given once in the explanation.
Eight student reports resolved, including a disaster-law update
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Five explanations were made clearer after student questions, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
Five explanations were made clearer after students asked about them: when betamethasone starts to help a preterm baby's lungs (some benefit within the first day, the most when birth comes two to seven days after the first dose), why tube feeding rather than feeding through a vein suits a ventilated client with Guillain-Barre syndrome who cannot swallow, what the "right person" means in delegation, how quarantine differs from isolation, and home airway clearance in cystic fibrosis. No correct answer moved on any of these questions, so your past attempts and topic scores are unaffected.
Heart and circulation questions rewritten to board length
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47 heart and circulation questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
47 practice questions on the heart and circulation (heart attacks, heart failure, slow and fast heart rhythms, cardiac arrest, very high blood pressure and heart devices) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 55 words to about 29, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Thirty-three questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions used to repeat what other questions already asked. Thirty-three now test ground no other question asked, such as what to do after one shock from an implanted defibrillator, removing a medicine patch before a shock, a slipped balloon pump, pain relief during pacing, a sudden rise in exhaled carbon dioxide during CPR, and pain relievers that raise blood pressure.
Shock and sepsis questions rewritten to board length
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56 shock and sepsis questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
56 practice questions on shock and sepsis (the types and stages of shock, septic shock care, fluids and blood, drips that raise blood pressure, severe allergic reactions and failing organs) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 48 words to about 32, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Twenty-three questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions used to repeat what other questions already asked. Twenty-three now test ground no other question asked, such as when a second blood pressure drip is added, removing an IV line that caused the infection, draining an abscess, a drug that slows bleeding after trauma, why a client stays lying flat after a severe allergic reaction, and how to stop a norepinephrine drip safely.
Somatic and behavioral therapy questions rewritten to board length
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39 therapy questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
39 practice questions on somatic and behavioral therapies (electroconvulsive therapy, behavior therapy such as rewards, shaping and token systems, group therapy, therapy through the ward setting, family therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 49 words to about 25, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Sixteen questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions used to repeat what this topic's case studies already asked. Sixteen now test ground no other question asked, such as where the electrodes are placed to lower memory loss, why a relative who stayed paralyzed after surgery matters before the treatment, when a time-out should start, and what a family should expect from family therapy.
Pulmonary embolism questions rewritten to board length
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42 pulmonary embolism questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
42 practice questions on pulmonary embolism and pulmonary hypertension (blood clots in the legs and lungs, blood thinners and their blood tests, clot-dissolving drugs, vein filters, air, fat and amniotic fluid embolism, and high blood pressure in the lungs) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 62 words to about 30, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Twenty-seven questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions used to repeat what other questions already asked. Twenty-seven now test ground no other question asked, such as the lung scan used when CT dye would harm failing kidneys, taking warfarin while breastfeeding, why clot-prevention injections continue at home after hip surgery, hidden bleeding on heparin, the lasting leg problem a clot can leave behind, and why alcohol matters on a blood thinner.
Pediatric skin, bone and joint questions rewritten to board length
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42 pediatric skin, bone and joint questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
42 practice questions on children's skin, bone and joint problems (eczema, impetigo, head lice, scabies, diaper rash and thrush, cellulitis, hip dysplasia, clubfoot, scoliosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, juvenile arthritis, childhood fractures, brittle bones, and signs of abuse) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 52 words to about 25, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Fourteen questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions used to repeat what other questions already asked. Fourteen now test ground no other question asked, such as why a child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy has large calves, what a Pavlik harness does for the hips, the brace that keeps clubfoot from coming back, where scabies shows on a baby, and eczema herpeticum, a herpes infection of eczema skin that needs prompt treatment.
Cancer treatment questions rewritten to board length
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49 cancer treatment questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
49 practice questions on cancer treatment (chemotherapy side effects, radiation therapy, radioactive implants, cancer surgery, and safe handling of chemotherapy drugs) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 67 words to about 27, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Twenty-five questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions used to repeat what other questions already asked. Twenty-five now test ground no other question asked, such as keeping a client with low white cells away from a baby who just had oral polio drops, the bowel medicine started with vincristine, how mesna protects the bladder, banking sperm before chemotherapy, and what a port is for.
Pediatric respiratory questions rewritten to board length
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50 pediatric respiratory questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
50 practice questions on children's breathing problems (croup, epiglottitis, childhood asthma, bronchiolitis, cystic fibrosis, choking, tonsillectomy, ear infections, safe infant sleep, and newborn breathing) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 52 words to about 27, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Thirty questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions used to repeat what other questions already asked. Thirty now test ground no other question asked, such as how cystic fibrosis is inherited, the vaccine that prevents epiglottitis, why croup needs no antibiotics, watching a child after nebulized epinephrine, yearly blood sugar checks in cystic fibrosis, a child's growth on a steroid inhaler, and a yearly flu vaccine for children with asthma.
Chest tube and pneumothorax questions rewritten to board length
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51 chest tube and pneumothorax questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
51 practice questions on pneumothorax, hemothorax and chest tubes (reading the drainage unit, tension pneumothorax, flail chest, fluid around the lung and thoracentesis) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 60 words to about 26, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Thirty questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions repeated what other questions already asked, such as spotting a tension pneumothorax, dull versus hollow tapping sounds, and putting a disconnected tube into sterile water. Thirty now test ground no other question asked, such as taking a drainage sample from the tubing's self-sealing port, what happens when the unit's air vent is covered, when a chest tube is ready to come out, and why a hemothorax is drained before the blood can clot.
Mark up a mock board Situation and keep your marks
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Highlight a Situation from its own button; your marks now stay for the whole section. more ▾less ▴
Each Situation in a mock board now has its own Highlight button, right beside Hide, so you can mark the key details of a case while you read it. Your highlights and pen marks on a Situation now stay for the whole section: they are still there when you move to its other questions, jump to another case and come back, hide and show it, switch to the Whole situation view, or reload the page. They are cleared when you submit the section.
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Clearing a question no longer wipes your marks on its Situation. more ▾less ▴
Clear in the tools row now clears only the question and its choices. The Situation has its own Clear, so marks you made on the case at question 1 are no longer wiped by clearing question 3.
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28Sep · Mon
IV fluid questions rewritten to board length
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45 IV fluid questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
45 practice questions on IV fluids (choosing the right fluid, dextrose and saline mixtures, lactated Ringer's, fluid deficit and overload, IV site problems, and safe IV equipment) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 61 words to about 26, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Thirty questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions used to repeat what other questions already asked, mostly fluid overload signs and urine output as the sign that fluids are working. Thirty now test ground no other question asked, such as when to question a dextrose order in very high blood sugar, lactated Ringer's in a client with high potassium, how a PICC differs from a midline catheter, where a piggyback bag hangs, nerve injury from an IV cannula, and culturing the catheter tip when a site looks infected.
Adolescent health questions rewritten to board length
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42 adolescent health questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
42 practice questions on adolescent health were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 60 words to about 28, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Twenty-six questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions repeated other questions almost word for word, such as asking directly about suicide, the electrolyte to watch when refeeding, and Erikson's identity stage. Twenty-six now test ground no other question asked, such as why teens self-harm, depression that shows as irritability, the imaginary audience, the laws on vapes, bullying and online child abuse, tampon safety, energy drinks and the teen sleep shift.
Pneumonia questions rewritten to board length
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50 pneumonia questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
50 practice questions on pneumonia were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 65 words to about 29, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Twenty-five questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Half of these questions repeated lessons already tested elsewhere, such as lying prone for very low oxygen, the length of a suction pass, and the first steps for sepsis. Twenty-five now test ground no other question asked, such as watery stools while on an antibiotic, flu medicine for a client whose flu test is positive, why the laboratory rejects a sputum sample that is mostly saliva, pus collecting around the lung, and the urine test for Legionella.
Full cram pages now say so
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Security update for the framework BoardPal is built on. more ▾less ▴
BoardPal now runs on the latest security update of the framework the site is built on.
Cram sheet zoom keeps your place
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Question and cram-sheet reports now include device details. more ▾less ▴
When you report a problem on a question, flashcard or cram-sheet page, the report now carries your device and browser details, the same way support tickets already do, so a glitch that only happens on your phone can be traced without asking you for them.
Psychiatric medicine questions rewritten to board length
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51 psychiatric medicine questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
51 practice questions on psychiatric medicines were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 55 words to about 28, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Thirty-nine questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions repeated lessons already tested elsewhere, such as lithium and salt, clozapine and a sore throat, and the same four drug reactions offered again and again. Thirty-nine now test ground no other question asked, such as a rising clozapine level after quitting smoking, low blood sodium from antidepressants in older adults, a gene test before carbamazepine for Filipino patients, hemodialysis for severe lithium poisoning, and the sleepwalking warning on zolpidem.
Cancer basics questions rewritten to board length
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41 cancer basics questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
41 practice questions on basic concepts in cancer were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 54 words to about 23, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Twenty questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Several questions taught the same lesson twice, such as three warning-sign questions whose answer was the same prompt checkup and five questions on the levels of prevention. Twenty now test ground no other question asked, such as how a tumor grows new blood vessels, why most HPV infections clear on their own, overdiagnosis from screening, aflatoxin in badly stored peanuts and corn, and when cancer survivorship care begins.
ARDS questions rewritten to board length
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38 ARDS questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
38 practice questions on acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 65 words to about 27, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Twenty-seven questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions repeated other ICU questions almost word for word, such as a collapsed lung on the ventilator, high ventilator pressure lowering blood pressure, and the steps that prevent ventilator pneumonia. Twenty-seven now test ground no other question asked, such as ECMO, physical therapy while still on the ventilator, delirium checks, scoring pain when a client cannot speak, how families are affected after the ICU, lying face down while awake, and lung bleeding in leptospirosis.
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27Sep · Sun
Asthma questions rewritten to board length
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49 asthma questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
49 practice questions on bronchial asthma (triggers, inhalers and how to use them, controller and reliever medicines, action plans and peak flow, severe attacks, and asthma in pregnancy) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 54 words to about 27, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Twenty-five questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions used to repeat each other, mostly on a fading wheeze as a danger sign and on which inhaler is the reliever. Twenty-five now test ground no other question asked, such as night-time asthma, allergy shots, mold and damp at home, vaping, flour dust at work, asthma in pregnancy, priming a new inhaler, and quitting smoking while on theophylline.
COPD questions rewritten to board length
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53 COPD questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
53 practice questions on COPD (the first signs, the chest exam, blood gases, oxygen for clients who retain carbon dioxide, inhalers, breathing and cough techniques, eating, rehabilitation, and home care) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 60 words to about 26, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Twenty-six questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Many of these questions used to repeat each other, mostly on why oxygen is kept low for a client who retains carbon dioxide. Twenty-six now test ground no other question asked, such as smoke from cooking with wood or charcoal, dust and fumes at work, secondhand smoke at home, an inherited form of COPD, why vaping is not a good way to quit, low mood with COPD, and why a heart attack is more likely after a flare.
Children's digestive disorder questions rewritten to board length
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51 children's digestive disorder questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
51 practice questions on children's digestive disorders (pyloric stenosis, intussusception, Hirschsprung disease, reflux, cleft lip and palate, esophageal atresia, imperforate anus, celiac disease, diarrhea and dehydration, appendicitis, and colostomy care) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 57 words to about 30, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Twenty-six questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Twenty-six of those questions used to repeat each other, most often on keeping the baby upright after feeds and on stopping feeds until the doctor sees the baby. They now test ground no other question asked, such as the ultrasound that confirms pyloric stenosis, what the operation actually does, checking a baby with esophageal atresia for other birth defects, the bowel infection that can strike before Hirschsprung surgery, and why a stool without blood does not rule out intussusception.
Increased intracranial pressure questions rewritten to board length
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48 increased intracranial pressure questions rewritten to board length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
48 practice questions on increased intracranial pressure (the early and late signs, the coma scale, pupils and posturing, positioning, mannitol and fluids, sedation, fever and seizures, and head injury care) were rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam. Most questions went from about 55 words to about 30, the choices are closer together, and each explanation defines every term in plain words. Every answer letter is unchanged.
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Twenty-two questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Twenty-two of those questions used to repeat each other, mostly on the earliest sign and on raising the head of the bed. They now test ground no other question asked, such as why a head of the bed raised too steeply can backfire, why steroids are not given for a head injury, double vision as a pressure sign, the coma scale score that adds the pupils, and why mannitol is given as a dose rather than a drip.
Answer choices on 109 questions now read like the board exam
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Choices on 109 questions trimmed to plain, board-style wording, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
On 109 one-answer questions, the answer choices used to carry their own reasons, like "Atropine, because the heart rate may slow". A reason tacked onto a choice can point you to the answer without knowing it. Those choices are now plain, like "Atropine", the way the board exam writes them, and the reasons live in the explanation instead. Every answer letter is unchanged, and each edited question was checked by at least one reviewer who answered it without looking at the explanation.
Two topnotcher stories updated
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Two topnotcher stories updated with their new words and 5-star ratings. more ▾less ▴
Two August 2026 Top 10 nurses, Danica Calantoc and Vianca Abegail Guarin, wrote back with more to say and a 5-star rating, so their stories on the Student Stories page now carry their new words and their stars (open the Account menu, then Student Stories).
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26Sep · Sat
Shorter explanations on 100 more of the most-answered questions
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Explanations on 100 more of the most-answered questions shortened, every reason kept. more ▾less ▴
The explanations on 100 more of the most-answered one-answer questions were shortened to 150 words or fewer, down from about 215 words for a typical one. Every reason the answer is right, and every reason each other option is wrong, was kept, and each shortened explanation was checked by two reviewers. The questions and their answers are unchanged.
Guillain-Barré syndrome questions rewritten to board-exam length
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All 42 Guillain-Barré syndrome questions rewritten to board-exam length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
Every practice question on Guillain-Barré syndrome (the rising weakness, breathing and heart-rate monitoring, immune globulin and plasma exchange, swallowing, the risks of lying still, and recovery) was rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam, with tighter options and a clearer explanation that defines every term in plain words. All 42 questions keep their answers.
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Twenty-one questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Twenty-one of those questions used to repeat each other, mostly on watching the breathing first. They now test ground no other question asked: how the illness may first show in a young child, the single-breath count, the Miller Fisher form, weakness on both sides of the face, pain that comes before the weakness, a stalled bowel, vaccines after recovery, and why a fully paralyzed client still hears everything around her.
Myasthenia gravis questions rewritten to board-exam length
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All 49 myasthenia gravis questions rewritten to board-exam length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
Every practice question on myasthenia gravis (the eye and swallowing signs, myasthenic and cholinergic crisis, pyridostigmine and the medicines that worsen weakness, plasmapheresis, immune globulin and thymectomy) was rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam, with tighter options and a clearer explanation. Each explanation now defines every term it uses in plain words, including the wrong options. All 49 questions keep their answers.
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Seventeen questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Seventeen of those questions now test ground no other question asked, such as the ice-pack test for a drooping eyelid, the liquid form of pyridostigmine for weak swallowing, a newborn's temporary weakness from the mother's antibodies, a blood test before starting azathioprine, and why kidney disease changes the dose.
Children's kidney and urinary questions rewritten to board-exam length
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All 50 children's kidney and urinary questions rewritten to board-exam length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
Every practice question on children's kidney and urinary problems (glomerulonephritis after strep, nephrotic syndrome, hemolytic uremic syndrome, kidney injury and dialysis, urinary tract infections and reflux, bedwetting, and undescended testis and hypospadias) was rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam, with tighter options and a clearer explanation of 150 words or fewer. Each explanation defines every term it uses in plain words. All 50 questions keep their answers.
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Nineteen questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Nineteen of those questions now test ground no other question asked, such as mood changes on prednisone, anti-diarrhea medicine before hemolytic uremic syndrome, a strep skin infection as the trigger for glomerulonephritis, high cholesterol in nephrotic syndrome, growth hormone for a child with kidney disease, a new groin lump on peritoneal dialysis, and why transfusions can make a matching donor kidney harder to find.
Psychiatric assessment questions rewritten to board-exam length
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All 51 psychiatric assessment questions rewritten to board-exam length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
Every practice question on psychiatric assessment (the mental status exam, affect, delusions, hallucinations, thought and speech patterns, memory, insight and judgment) was rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam, with tighter options and a clearer explanation. Each explanation now defines every term it uses in plain words, including the wrong options. All 51 questions keep their answers.
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Seventeen questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Seventeen of those questions now test ground no other question asked, such as a smell no one else notices, copying the nurse's movements, being unable to name one's own feelings, a normal mood and affect, the client's attitude toward the nurse, short-term memory recall, and being pulled off track by noises in the room.
Shorter explanations on the most-answered questions
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Explanations on 32 of the most-answered questions shortened, every reason kept. more ▾less ▴
The explanations on 32 of the most-answered one-answer questions were shortened to 150 words or fewer. Every reason the answer is right, and every reason each other choice is wrong, is still there.
Parkinson's disease questions rewritten to board-exam length
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All 51 Parkinson's disease questions rewritten to board-exam length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
Every practice question on Parkinson's disease (the signs, the drugs and their side effects, freezing and falls, safe swallowing, deep brain stimulation and caregiver support) was rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam, with tighter options and a clearer explanation. All 51 questions keep their answers.
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Twenty-four questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Twenty-four of those questions used to repeat each other, such as levodopa and protein, coughing at meals, or rugs and grab bars at home. They now test ground no other question asked: a lost sense of smell years before the tremor, why levodopa is given instead of dopamine, Lewy bodies, liver tests on tolcapone, oily skin, pesticide exposure, and regular skin checks for melanoma.
More ready-made flashcards
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More questions now offer a Ready-made flashcard. more ▾less ▴
When you tap Make a flashcard after answering a question, more questions now offer a Ready-made card: tap it to fill in the card, change anything you like, then save it to your deck. Non-Communicable Diseases and Normal Pregnancy questions come first, and more topics will follow.
Where new promo codes appear first
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The promo code box now points to our Telegram, where new codes are posted first. more ▾less ▴
Under the promo code box on the Pricing page, a new line says where new promo codes are posted first: our Telegram. Tap it to join.
Timer while you read, times on your plan, hideable pen tips
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The timer stays while you read a cram sheet, with a ring that fills as you go. more ▾less ▴
The study timer now stays on screen while you read a cram sheet, just above the Report button. It steps aside while your pen or highlighter is on, and keeps counting either way. A ring around the timer fills as your Pomodoro sprint goes, so you can see at a glance when you are halfway there.
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A clear Add button on every day, and your own entries can have a time. more ▾less ▴
Every day on your Study Plan now has a clear Add button (and a + in Month view) for your own events, like a review center lecture. Your own entries can now have a start and end time, and they line up in time order on the calendar and on Home. Tap one of your entries to change its name or time.
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Pen and highlighter tips can be hidden; Tips brings them back. more ▾less ▴
The pen and highlighter tips under each practice question can now be hidden with the X beside them. They stay hidden on every question on that device; tap Tips next to the pen modes to see them again.
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25Sep · Fri
Shorter explanations on every select-all question
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Select-all explanations are now about 40% shorter. more ▾less ▴
Every select-all-that-apply explanation was shortened, from about 335 words to about 200, and none now runs past 220. Each statement is referred to by its number instead of being repeated in full, and every statement still gets its own reason for being right or wrong.
Six more flashcard decks read whole, twenty-nine cards sharpened
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Six more flashcard decks read whole; twenty-nine cards sharpened. more ▾less ▴
Every card in six more decks was read against its practice question: Nursing Process and Prioritization, Therapeutic Communication, Other Eye Conditions and Eye Surgery Care, Acute Neuro Crises, Health Education and Quality Improvement, and Spinal and Other Musculoskeletal Conditions. Twenty-nine cards were sharpened: printed lists with one blank now ask for the whole set (the Morse Fall Scale items, the three high-alert drugs, the parts of evidence-based practice, carpal tunnel screening), look-alike cards now name each other (therapeutic silence and offering self, the top and base of Maslow's pyramid), and answers that were long phrases are now a term you can recall.
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Thirty-four flashcards linked to the right practice question. more ▾less ▴
Thirty-four more flashcards now link to the practice question that teaches their fact.
Ten more flashcard decks read whole, thirty-five cards sharpened
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Ten more flashcard decks read whole; thirty-five cards sharpened. more ▾less ▴
Every card in ten more decks was read against its practice question: Professional, Ethical and Legal Foundations, Health Assessment and Vital Signs, Collaboration and Communication in Critical Care, Critical Care Equipment, Anxiety and Anxiety-Related Disorders, Autonomic Dysreflexia, High-Acuity and Emergency Situations, Surgery Classification and Terminology, Acid-Base Balance and ABG Interpretation, and Dosage Calculation. Thirty-five cards were sharpened: printed lists with one blank now ask for the whole set (the signs and triggers of autonomic dysreflexia, the causes of a low-pressure ventilator alarm), fronts that gave their answer away now ask plainly, and the notes under the answer now carry what the practice questions test.
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Fifty-three flashcards linked to the right practice question. more ▾less ▴
Fifty-three flashcards now link to the practice question that teaches their fact; most had no linked question before.
Ten more flashcard decks read whole, thirty-two cards sharpened
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Ten more flashcard decks read whole; thirty-two cards sharpened. more ▾less ▴
Every card in ten more decks was read against its practice question: Ear Disorders and Surgery, Pre-operative Nursing Care, Legal and Teamwork in Pediatric Nursing, Oncologic Emergencies, Communicable Disease Basic Concepts, Infectious Disorders, Psychiatric Assessment (MSE), Ethico-Moral and Legal in Maternal Care, Documentation and Professional Development, and Pediatric GI Disorders. Thirty-two cards were sharpened: cards that printed most of a list and asked for one item now ask for the whole set (the Spaulding levels, the three Cs of tracheoesophageal fistula, the Philippine laws every nurse should know), fronts that gave their answer away now ask the question plainly, and short notes under the answer now carry what the practice question teaches.
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Thirty-four flashcards linked to the right practice question. more ▾less ▴
Thirty-four flashcards now link to the practice question that teaches their fact; most had no linked question before.
Undo sits right beside the pen on cram sheets
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Undo and Redo now sit beside the pen on cram sheets, always in the same spot. more ▾less ▴
On cram sheets, Undo and Redo now sit at the left of the drawing tools, right beside the pen, and stay in the same spot whichever tool you pick. On phones they no longer slide off the screen while the pen or highlighter is out. Clear page, night reading, stylus only, reporting an issue and keyboard shortcuts moved into the new More (⋯) button at the right, so every pen and highlighter option fits on an iPad without swiping.
Two more student photos
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Two student stories now show a photo. more ▾less ▴
Two nurses on the student stories page sent in their formal photos, so their stories now show their photo in place of their initials.
Timezone changes once a week
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Your timezone can now change once a week. more ▾less ▴
Your daily free questions and cards reset at midnight in your own timezone, so your timezone can now change once a week. If you change it again sooner, the rest of your profile still saves and the page tells you the date of your next change.
Multiple sclerosis questions rewritten to board-exam length
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All 55 multiple sclerosis questions rewritten to board-exam length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
Every practice question on multiple sclerosis (the disease courses, early signs, diagnosis, the drugs that prevent relapses and treat attacks, heat, bladder care, fatigue and safety) was rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam, with tighter options and a clearer explanation. All 55 questions keep their answers.
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Thirty-one questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Thirty-one of those questions used to repeat each other, such as heat making symptoms worse, choking on water, or MRI confirming the diagnosis. They now test ground no other question asked: smoking and the Epstein-Barr virus as risk factors, why a bladder drug can bring on heat symptoms, spinal fluid oligoclonal bands, a slow pulse after the first dose of fingolimod, and a clinically isolated syndrome.
One look for every page, and clearer locked features
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Every page now shares one header, with its way back above the title. more ▾less ▴
Every page now opens the same way: a way back above the title when you came from somewhere, one title size, and one short line under it. The Exit links on the right are gone.
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Locked features now look the same and point to what you can still do for free. more ▾less ▴
On the free plan, every locked feature now looks and reads the same, and each one says what you can still do for free, such as taking the free mock or using today's 5 free cards. Your Vault shows how many questions are waiting for you, and your History shows how many sessions are saved. When today's free questions or cards run out, you now get a calm note that they reset at midnight.
Crisis intervention questions rewritten to board-exam length
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All 52 crisis intervention questions rewritten to board-exam length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
Every practice question on crisis intervention (crisis types and phases, the steps of crisis work, suicide risk, grief, disaster support and calming an agitated client) was rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam, with tighter options and a clearer explanation. All 52 questions keep their answers.
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Twenty-three questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Twenty-three of those questions used to test facts the bank already asks many times, such as asking directly about suicide or guiding slow breathing. They now test ground no other question asked: the types of grief (anticipatory, delayed and disenfranchised), what to tell emergency services about a person in a mental health crisis, how to tell a family that someone has died, where a client keeps a written safety plan, and why one staff member leads when calming an agitated client.
Topic Mastery, redesigned
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Topic Mastery now starts with your 3 weakest topics, with filters and a bar for every subject. more ▾less ▴
Topic Mastery now opens with Start here: your three weakest topics, each one tap away from practice. One bar shows how many of the exam's topics you have practiced, and the six tiles under it double as filters, so you can list only the topics that need work, or only the ones you have not started. Each subject shows its own small bar, so you can see where you stand without opening it, and topics you have not started sit in their own fold at the bottom. A topic now gets its score and its color together, after 10 answers, instead of a score at 5 and a color at 10. The weakest topics list on Performance follows the same rule.
Neuro assessment questions rewritten to board-exam length
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All 49 neuro assessment questions rewritten to board-exam length, answers unchanged. more ▾less ▴
Every practice question on neuro assessment basics (cranial nerves, the Glasgow Coma Scale, levels of consciousness, reflexes and muscle strength, posturing, the brain lobes and the sensory pathways) was rewritten to the length and shape of the board exam, with tighter options and a clearer explanation. All 49 questions keep their answers.
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Eighteen questions now test ground no other question asked. more ▾less ▴
Eighteen of those questions used to repeat facts the bank already tests elsewhere, such as what PERRLA stands for or the three parts of the Glasgow Coma Scale. They now test ground no other question asked: how the Glasgow Coma Scale is scored for a client with a breathing tube or a neck injury, why a drooping mouth with a normal forehead points to a stroke rather than Bell palsy, what the Babinski sign means in an adult, why a weak reflex is retested after the client relaxes, and why smell is the one sense that skips the thalamus.
Back buttons that go where you came from, and one name for everything
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Back buttons now return you to the page you came from. more ▾less ▴
Back buttons now take you to the page you actually came from. Open Topic Mastery from Home and it says Back to Home; open it from a mock board and it takes you back there. The same goes for lessons, flashcard sessions, mock boards, the screen at the end of a practice set, and the Privacy, Terms and Refund pages, which now have a way back into the app.
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One name per feature, one Pricing page, and the Diagnostic Exam now sits under Practice. more ▾less ▴
Each feature now goes by one name everywhere. Your day-by-day plan is always the Study Plan, paid plans are always full access, and every upgrade button says Get full access. Plans & Pricing and the upgrade page are now one Pricing page under Account, where members also see their current plan. The Diagnostic Exam moved to the Practice menu, next to Mock Boards. Each page also names itself in your browser tab.
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24Sep · Thu
Missing spaces fixed, and a tidier study plan sample
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The sample plan stays inside its boxes, and weak spots now name the NP. more ▾less ▴
In the sample study plan, long topic names now wrap inside their day instead of spilling out of the box, and the Sample label no longer covers Wednesday. The Your weak spots card now names the NP that is below the passing line, for example NP2 · MCN & Pedia.
Flashcard notes state the fact instead of calling it a trap
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14 flashcard notes now state the fact plainly instead of calling it a trap. more ▾less ▴
14 flashcard notes no longer call a wrong idea "the trap", "a distractor" or "a red herring", or warn about "the exam". Each now states the fact itself, such as "Do not strap the chest tightly; it promotes atelectasis" in place of "tight chest strapping is the dangerous trap". The Parkinson's memory aid TRAP stays as it was.
Explanations say what a wrong choice is, not how it looks
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197 explanations now say plainly why a wrong choice is wrong, without describing how it looks. more ▾less ▴
197 practice-question explanations no longer describe how a wrong choice looks or sounds to the reader, such as "a salt substitute looks like a genuine way to obey the diet" or "a plausible-sounding aim". Each now says plainly what the action is meant to do and why it is still wrong. Lines that describe how a patient or finding really looks, such as "what recovery looks like on the scale", stay as they were.
A clearer weak spots card on Home
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Weak spots now show as full-width rows with a bar to the 60% mark, and each topic opens its own practice set. more ▾less ▴
The Your weak spots card on Home now shows each weak section and topic on its own full-width row, with a bar that shows how close it is to the 60% passing mark. Topic names are no longer cut off on larger screens, and tapping a topic starts a practice set on that topic alone.
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Plainer wording for what the study plan does, including catching up in one tap. more ▾less ▴
The study plan is now described in plainer words across the site: Premium lays out every topic and all 5 mock boards day by day until your exam, sized to the hours you can study, and if you fall behind, one tap spreads what is left evenly across the days you have.
Student stories in the Account menu
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Student stories now has its own spot in the Account menu, so you can read how past takers reviewed and passed from anywhere in the app, whatever your plan.
146 more practice questions revised to follow the board exam
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146 more practice questions across 36 topics were revised to follow the structure and style of the actual board exam. more ▾less ▴
146 more practice questions were revised to follow the structure and style of the actual board exam, across 36 topics: heart attacks, shock and critical care equipment; stomach, liver and kidney disorders in adults and children; leadership, nursing law, quality improvement and research; laboratory values, acid-base balance, electrolytes and IV fluids; and bones and joints, Parkinson disease, dementia, nerve disorders and the ear. This completes the set that began with the 133 and 110 questions revised over the past week. Each question now presents a focused clinical situation and tests your judgment the way the board exam does, and its explanation states the principle behind the correct answer. Where a question covered the same point as another question in the bank, it was redirected to a concept the bank did not yet cover rather than removed. No questions were deleted and no correct answers changed, so your past attempts and topic scores remain accurate.
New cram sheet: Leadership & Management
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Read the cram sheet under leadership questions opens the new sheet, and the site now counts 45 cram sheets. more ▾less ▴
Under every leadership and management question and flashcard, Read the cram sheet now opens this new sheet, and the home, plans and upgrade pages now count 45 cram sheets.
Easier-to-read explanations on 329 select-all questions
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Select-all explanations now put a full stop after each quoted statement. more ▾less ▴
In 329 select-all explanations, each quoted statement now ends with a full stop before the explanation starts, so a line no longer runs straight on from the quote into the next sentence. The words themselves did not change.
Clearer explanations on 60 select-all questions
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Sixty select-all explanations now say only why each wrong statement is wrong. more ▾less ▴
Sixty explanations for select-all practice questions no longer end with lines like "Statement 4 is the easiest wrong entry to wave through in error". Each wrong statement is now explained only by why it is wrong, and every explanation still names the correct combination.
Clearer explanations on seven practice questions
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Seven explanations now say plainly why each wrong choice is wrong. more ▾less ▴
Seven practice-question explanations no longer describe a wrong choice as "the option that is hardest to set aside" or with similar wording. Each one now says plainly why that choice is wrong, for example that in an incomplete abortion the cervix stays open and bleeding continues.
New cram sheet: Nursing Research & Evidence-Based Practice
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Read the cram sheet under nursing research questions now opens the new sheet. more ▾less ▴
Under every nursing research question and flashcard, Read the cram sheet now opens this new sheet.
Signup notes sent to Meta now carry an average value
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Signup notes sent to Meta now carry a fixed average value, the same for everyone. more ▾less ▴
If you allowed Meta's ad cookies, the note Meta receives when a new account is created now includes a fixed estimate of what a signup is worth to BoardPal on average. It is the same number for everyone and says nothing new about you; it only helps us judge whether our ads pay for themselves. If you tapped Decline, nothing is sent, as before.
We now ask before any ad cookies are used
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A small box now asks before Meta's ad cookies are used, and the privacy policy now says exactly what Meta receives. more ▾less ▴
BoardPal uses Meta's (Facebook's) ad tool to see whether our Facebook and Instagram ads bring people here. Now a small box asks first: tap Accept and Meta's cookies are used, tap Decline and Meta's code never loads at all. BoardPal works exactly the same either way. You can change your answer anytime at the bottom of section 6 of the privacy policy, and the policy now lists exactly what Meta receives if you allow it.
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23Sep · Wed
Flashcard and question fixes from the five-round review
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Sepsis now taught with the Sepsis-3 definition. more ▾less ▴
The sepsis flashcard and two practice explanations now use the current Sepsis-3 definition: life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated response to infection.
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Two US-only flashcards now teach the Philippine version. more ▾less ▴
Two flashcards that taught US-only content now teach the Philippine version: the DepEd-DOH school immunization round (MR and Td in Grades 1 and 7, HPV for Grade 4 girls) and RA 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
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Sixty-four more flashcards linked to their practice question. more ▾less ▴
Sixty-four more flashcards now link to the practice question that teaches their fact.
Ten more flashcard decks read whole, fifty-eight cards sharpened
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Ten more flashcard decks read whole; fifty-eight cards sharpened. more ▾less ▴
Every card in ten more decks was read against its practice question: Adolescent Health, Cancer Basic Concepts, Oral, Esophageal and Gastric Disorders, Peripheral Neuropathies, Cognitive and Other Psychiatric Disorders, Crisis Intervention, Tuberculosis and DOTS, Pediatric Respiratory Disorders, Electrolyte Imbalances, and Acute GI, Metabolic and Renal Crises. Fifty-eight cards were sharpened: cards that printed most of a list and asked for one item now ask for the whole set (the ABCDE melanoma features, the stages of carcinogenesis, Aguilera's balancing factors, the ADHD criteria), look-alike cards now name each other (correcting low against high sodium, the two suicide first actions), and fronts that gave their answer away now ask the question plainly.
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Twenty flashcards linked to the right practice question. more ▾less ▴
Twenty flashcards now link to the practice question that teaches their fact; they had no linked question before, or pointed at one about something else.
Ten more flashcard decks read whole, forty-one cards sharpened
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Ten more flashcard decks read whole; forty-one cards sharpened. more ▾less ▴
Every card in ten more decks was read against its practice question: Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Ostomies, Parathyroid Disorders, Reproductive Systems and the Menstrual Cycle, Personality Disorders, Upper Airway Disorders, Neuroanatomy and Neuro Assessment, Shock and Sepsis, Endocrine Emergencies, and Glaucoma and Cataract. Forty-one cards were sharpened: cards that printed most of a list and asked for one item now ask for the whole set (the qSOFA screen, the causes of obstructive shock, hypoglycemia treatment by client status), look-alike cards now name each other (Chvostek against Trousseau, peristomal yeast against irritant and allergic rashes), and fronts that gave their answer away now ask the question plainly.
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Twenty flashcards linked to the right practice question. more ▾less ▴
Twenty flashcards now link to the practice question that teaches their fact, including every card in the Ostomies deck, which had none.
Ten more flashcard decks read whole, sixty-one cards sharpened
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Ten more flashcard decks read whole; sixty-one cards sharpened. more ▾less ▴
Every card in ten more decks was read against its practice question: Post-operative Care, Pediatric Renal Disorders, Normal Labor and Delivery, IV Fluids, Seizure Disorders, Theories of Growth and Development, Pharmacology Core Principles, Retinal Detachment and Macular Degeneration, Normal Pregnancy, and Inflammatory Bone and Joint Disorders. Sixty-one cards were sharpened: cards that printed most of a list and asked for one item now ask for the whole set (the retinal detachment warning signs, the levetiracetam mood effects, the signs of fluid volume deficit), look-alike cards now name each other (potentiation against synergism, enzyme inducers against inhibitors, laryngospasm against a tongue-blocked airway), and thin notes under the answer now carry what the practice question teaches.
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Seven flashcards linked to the right practice question. more ▾less ▴
Seven flashcards now link to the practice question that teaches their fact; they had no linked question before, or pointed at one about something else.
Ten more flashcard decks read whole, fifty-nine cards sharpened
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Ten more flashcard decks read whole; fifty-nine cards sharpened. more ▾less ▴
Every card in ten more decks was read against its practice question: Musculoskeletal Interventions, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Peripheral Vascular Disease and Hypertension, Malnutrition and Obesity, Postpartum Complications, Somatic and Behavioral Therapies, Health Laws on Nursing Practice, Basic Needs, Leadership and Management, and Pediatric Neurologic Disorders. Fifty-nine cards were sharpened: cards that printed most of a list and asked for one item now ask for the whole set (Cushing's triad, the 4 Ts of postpartum hemorrhage, the five rights of delegation, Lewin's three stages), look-alike cards now name each other (the face mask and nasal cannula flow rates, the two uterotonics to hold, shunt infection against shunt blockage), and fronts that gave their answer away now ask the question plainly.
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Nineteen flashcards linked to the right practice question. more ▾less ▴
Nineteen flashcards now link to the practice question that teaches their fact; they had no linked question before, or pointed at one about something else.
Ten more flashcard decks read whole, sixty-six cards sharpened
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Ten more flashcard decks read whole; sixty-six cards sharpened. more ▾less ▴
Every card in ten more decks was read against its practice question: Schizophrenia, Heart Anatomy and ECG, IMCI, Primary Health Care, Foundations of Mental Health Nursing, Adrenal Disorders, Myasthenia Gravis, Nursing Research, Sanitation, and the Normal Puerperium. Sixty-six cards were sharpened: cards that printed most of a list and asked for one item now ask for the whole set (the heart auscultation areas, the drug groups that worsen myasthenia gravis, the three parts of evidence-based practice), look-alike cards now name each other (IVIG against plasmapheresis, Conn syndrome against Cushing's, the S1 and S2 heart sounds, the five environmental laws), and thin notes under the answer now carry what the practice question teaches.
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Nineteen flashcards linked to the right practice question. more ▾less ▴
Nineteen flashcards now link to the practice question that teaches their fact; they had no linked question before, or pointed at one about something else.
110 more practice questions revised to follow the board exam
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110 more practice questions across 25 topics were revised to follow the structure and style of the actual board exam. more ▾less ▴
110 more practice questions were revised to follow the structure and style of the actual board exam, across 25 topics: community health nursing and the health laws, communicable diseases, diabetes, thyroid and adrenal disorders, family planning and the postpartum period, cancer care, and pharmacology, including dosage calculation. This continues the 133 questions revised last week. Each question now presents a focused clinical situation and tests your judgment the way the board exam does, and its explanation states the principle behind the correct answer. Questions that ask you to identify the correct law still list the laws by number alone, since those test recall. Where a question covered the same point as another question in the bank, it was redirected to a concept the bank did not yet cover rather than removed. No questions were deleted and no correct answers changed, so your past attempts and topic scores remain accurate.
A shorter Study menu
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My Notes and Bookmarks now open from Resources; the Study menu has four items. more ▾less ▴
My Notes and Bookmarks were listed twice: in the Study menu and as the two cards at the top of Resources. They now live only in Resources, so the Study menu is down to Study Plan, Diagnostic Exam, Flashcards and Resources. While you are on My Notes or Bookmarks, Resources stays highlighted in the menu so you can see where you are. Nothing inside either page changed.
A shorter, up-to-date Start Here lesson
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The Start Here lesson is shorter and describes the app as it works today. more ▾less ▴
The Start Here lesson now takes about three minutes instead of five and matches BoardPal as it is today. It covers your daily loop on Home, the parts of your plan you can change (Rebalance and its undo, skipping a task, adding a practice topic to any day, and Focus), how many mock boards your plan holds, and the tools on every question, including the Pen, bringing back a crossed-out choice, Bookmarks, Make a flashcard and Focus mode. The video-coming-soon note at the top of each lesson is gone.
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22Sep · Tue
A clearer What's New page
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One date per day, a month picker, weekly pages and a filter by type. more ▾less ▴
This page now shows each date once, with everything from that day together, instead of repeating the date above every update. Each update is its title and its labels; tap it to read the notes. You move between months with the arrows or the month name at the top, and between weeks with Newer and Older at the bottom, and the labels line up so every line starts at the same edge. You can also show only New, Improved or Fixed updates. Long titles were shortened so the list is easier to scan. Links to older pages of this page still work.
Intrapartum labor time limits and 3 reported questions
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The Intrapartum cram sheet's labor time limits now follow the 2024 ACOG guideline. more ▾less ▴
The time limits box on the Intrapartum cram sheet now follows the current (2024) ACOG labor guideline. Arrest of dilation is counted from 6 cm with the membranes ruptured: no change after 4 hours of adequate contractions, or 6 hours of weak contractions on oxytocin. A protracted active phase is less than 1 cm of dilation in 2 hours, and arrest in the second stage means no descent or rotation after 3 hours of pushing for a first-time mother or 2 hours for a mother who has given birth before. The earlier lines gave the older two-hour and one-hour limits. Nothing was re-paginated, so every highlight and note you have made on this sheet is exactly where you left it.
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A pre-operative question now explains how a hearing aid is kept track of through surgery. more ▾less ▴
A student asked what happens to a hearing aid left in before surgery, in case it is forgotten. The explanation now spells it out: the aid is recorded on the pre-operative checklist and named at handover, removed after anesthesia is induced, kept in a labeled container and returned once the patient is awake. We also removed a line saying it is handed to the family.
Ten more student stories, including two topnotchers
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The student stories on the plans page now sit in a row you can swipe through too, and the page with every story has a Back button that returns you to wherever you opened it from.
- Improved