What's new
What's new in October 2026
Everything we shipped to BoardPal in October 2026.
Oct 8 to 14 · 28 fixes
13Oct · Tue
Cram sheet pages that fail to load now say so
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A page that will not load now says so instead of staying blank. more ▾less ▴
If a cram sheet page cannot be displayed even after an automatic retry, it now keeps its place and shows a short message instead of a blank white page, and we are told about it so we can fix the cause.
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12Oct · Mon
Your Study Plan opens on today
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Study Plan notes no longer bunch into the left half of a wide box. more ▾less ▴
Notes on your Study Plan, like a tight timeline or a plan whose dates have ended, no longer sit bunched in the left half of a wide box.
Clearer leaderboard explanation and topic name
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"(PALMER)" removed from the Professional Adjustment and Nursing Jurisprudence set name. more ▾less ▴
The Professional Adjustment and Nursing Jurisprudence set no longer has "(PALMER)" after its name, because PALMER also covers other sets, like Leadership and Management and Nursing Research. Your study plan shows the new name too.
Drug classes topic fully revised
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Out-of-date facts on metronidazole, statin liver tests and Rh immune globulin corrected. more ▾less ▴
We corrected drug facts that were out of date or wrong: alcohol is avoided for three days after the last metronidazole dose, not two; statin users get liver tests before starting and then only if liver signs appear, not on a fixed schedule; and a Rh immune globulin statement that was true for only one brand was replaced.
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11Oct · Sun
Seven more topics fully revised
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Explanations with wrong facts about disease reporting, delirium tremens and patient records corrected. more ▾less ▴
While rebuilding them we corrected explanations that taught something wrong: the PRC can suspend a nurse's license for not reporting a notifiable disease, the death rate given for delirium tremens was far too high, and a police request alone does not settle whether a nurse may release a patient's chart.
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Three mock questions on alcohol withdrawal delirium now explain one clear priority rule. more ▾less ▴
Three mock board questions about a patient in alcohol withdrawal delirium now explain one clear rule: if he is climbing out of bed, stay with him and call for help first; the ordered calming medicine treats the withdrawal and is given as soon as he is safe. Their correct answers did not change.
Clearer explanations in ten more topics
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99 facts in those explanations checked against current sources and corrected. more ▾less ▴
We checked the doubtful facts in those explanations against current guidelines, drug labels and the review-center modules, and corrected 99 of them. Examples: where the line between severe and panic anxiety sits in both teaching styles, why salt tablets still have a place in SIADH, how fully protamine reverses each kind of heparin, when object permanence and separation anxiety appear, and how pneumonia on a breathing machine is labeled.
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11 questions reworded so only one choice holds up; correct letters unchanged. more ▾less ▴
11 questions were reworded so that only one choice holds up, after we found a second choice could also be defended. The correct letter stayed the same in every one. Examples: the cleft palate question now offers a cloth toy instead of a soft spoon, the doxazosin question now tests driving after the first dose, and the moral development question now uses a 10-year-old.
Study Plan calendar: whole words on tablets and laptops
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Study Plan topic names no longer break mid-word on tablets and laptops. more ▾less ▴
Topic names on the Study Plan calendar no longer break in the middle of a word. On a tablet the week now shows as a day-by-day list, like on a phone, and on a laptop each task has more room, with very long words such as Psychopharmacology breaking cleanly at a syllable.
Tidier pages: nothing hidden behind the floating buttons
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The floating buttons no longer cover the last button on a page. more ▾less ▴
The Timer and Report a problem buttons no longer sit on top of the last button on a page, such as Start on Mock Board #5 or Sign out on your Profile. Every page now leaves room under its last line.
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10Oct · Sat
Use a study remote on your phone or iPad
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A cram sheet's page number now matches the page you are reading. more ▾less ▴
On a phone, a cram sheet's page number sometimes showed the next page while you were still reading the one at the top. It now shows the page you are on, so a sheet also reopens where you left off.
Smoother Apple Pencil writing on the Scratch pad
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Scratch pad strokes on iPad no longer need extra Pencil pressure. more ▾less ▴
Since the Scratch pad gained its left, right and bottom positions on October 7, an iPad could treat a Pencil stroke on the pad as the start of a scroll, so writing felt like it needed more pressure. The pad now keeps every stroke on the paper again, the way it did before.
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9Oct · Fri
Clearer explanations in ten more topics
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82 facts in those explanations checked against current sources and corrected. more ▾less ▴
We checked the doubtful facts in those explanations against current guidelines and drug labels, and corrected 82 of them. Examples: when undescended-testis surgery is advised, what causes the kidney damage in HUS, why short steroid courses after a COPD flare usually need no taper, how heavy bleeding after birth is defined, how often optic neuritis is painful, and who first wrote the five disaster-support principles. Where review books teach different versions, the explanation now names both.
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Five questions reworded so only one choice holds up. more ▾less ▴
Five questions in these topics had a wrong choice that some references would call right, or an answer that overstated the evidence. They were reworded so only one choice holds up: the heavy-bleeding-after-birth question now names the definition it uses, and the questions on blood pressure after birth, life expectancy in multiple sclerosis, pollen timing in asthma, and raising the head of the bed after a head injury each had one choice clarified. The right answer did not change.
Therapeutic communication questions rewritten
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Communication questions with a second arguable answer rebuilt. more ▾less ▴
Several communication questions had a second choice that could also be argued correct, or taught a US hospital routine such as an against-medical-advice form or a phone interpreter service. Those choices were rebuilt, or the question now tests something a Philippine ward actually does.
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Cram sheet gift rule now matches the Code of Ethics. more ▾less ▴
The Mental Health Concepts cram sheet said no gifts at all, which is stricter than the Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses. It now says no money or costly gifts and no favors, matching the Code's rule to decline gifts that could look like taking advantage of a patient.
Mental health and stress explanations in plain words
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35 mental health explanations corrected, 1 answer choice reworded. more ▾less ▴
We checked these explanations against the Philippine Mental Health Act, Peplau's own writing, and current psychiatric references, and corrected 35 of them. For example, the last phase of the nurse-client relationship is now named both termination and resolution, and the consent and confidentiality explanations now match the law's exact wording. One question about a soldier's lost memory had a second defensible answer, so that choice was reworded. Every correct answer stayed the same.
Labor complication explanations in plain words
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28 labor complication explanations corrected, 1 question reworded. more ▾less ▴
We checked these explanations against current obstetric guidelines and corrected 28 of them. For example, a late deceleration is now described by its lowest point coming after the peak of the contraction, the positions for a prolapsed cord now match across every question, and the oxytocin dose explanations now do the unit math correctly. One question about a ring across the abdomen was reworded so only one answer holds. Every correct answer stayed the same.
Surgery classification explanations in plain words
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25 surgery classification explanations corrected. more ▾less ▴
We checked these explanations against the Kozier and Brunner textbooks and corrected 25 of them. Because the two books sort some operations differently (for example, cosmetic surgery is elective in one and optional in the other), the explanations now work for whichever book you studied.
Before-surgery explanations in plain words
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22 before-surgery explanations corrected, 3 choices reworded. more ▾less ▴
We checked these explanations against current guidelines and corrected 22 of them. For example, warmed blankets do slowly raise a low temperature, many but not all blood pressure medicines continue on the morning of surgery, and heparin stops a clot from growing but does not dissolve it. Three answer choices were also reworded so only one answer holds. Every correct answer stayed the same.
Diabetes questions rewritten
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Diabetes questions with a second arguable answer rebuilt. more ▾less ▴
Several diabetes questions had a second choice that could also be argued correct, such as swelling at the center of the retina for blurry central vision, or soaking numb feet in hot water as just as dangerous as walking barefoot. Those choices were rebuilt so only one answer holds, and a question that taught the disputed Somogyi effect as fact now tests something else.
Malnutrition explanations in plain words
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28 malnutrition explanations corrected. more ▾less ▴
We checked these explanations against current guidelines and corrected 28 of them. For example, a stomach right after sleeve surgery holds more than a few tablespoons, and the refeeding questions now explain the vitamin B1 (thiamine) danger correctly. Every correct answer stayed the same.
Thyroid questions rewritten
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Thyroid questions with a second arguable answer rebuilt. more ▾less ▴
Several thyroid questions had a second choice that could also be argued correct, such as radioactive iodine treatment as a risk for an underactive thyroid, or taping the eyelids shut at night for bulging eyes. Those choices were rebuilt so only one answer holds. The newborn screening question now asks why a baby with an underactive thyroid looks normal at birth.
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Cram sheet thyroid-surgery bleeding line corrected. more ▾less ▴
The Metabolism & Endocrine cram sheet now says to loosen a tight dressing and call the surgeon at once when bleeding is suspected after thyroid surgery. The old line could be read as "do not loosen the dressing". Your notes and highlights on the sheet are unchanged.
Heart attack and angina questions rewritten
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Shrimp and dye myth removed; questions with a second right answer fixed. more ▾less ▴
One answer suggested that a shrimp allergy means an allergy to X-ray dye. That is a myth, and the question now tests something else. Several questions also had a second answer that could be argued, and about a third of them repeated a fact already tested elsewhere. Each now has one right answer and tests its own fact, and the bank now gives one consistent first step for a suspected heart attack: the 12-lead ECG within ten minutes.
Mouth, esophagus and stomach explanations in plain words
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25 explanations corrected; 1 question given a clearer choice. more ▾less ▴
We checked these explanations against current guidelines and corrected 25 of them. For example, an antacid lasts much longer when taken about an hour after a meal, and the two questions on antacid timing now agree. One question about vitamin B12 after stomach removal also got a clearer answer choice, and every correct answer stayed the same.
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8Oct · Thu
Undo rebalance keeps your finished work
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Undo rebalance no longer un-ticks work you finished after rebalancing. more ▾less ▴
Undo rebalance now leaves every task you finished or skipped after rebalancing exactly where it is. Before this fix, undoing could mark that finished work as not done again.
Lab values explanations in plain words
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42 lab values explanations corrected; 3 questions given clearer choices. more ▾less ▴
We checked these explanations against current guidelines and corrected 42 of them. For example, red blood cells live about 120 days, breathing into a paper bag does not lower calcium, and amylase usually returns to normal in about 3 to 5 days. Three questions also got clearer answer choices, and every correct answer stayed the same.
Clearer answers on three tuberculosis questions
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Three tuberculosis questions clarified to match the 2020 DOH TB manual. more ▾less ▴
Three tuberculosis questions were adjusted so the 2020 DOH TB manual and older review notes now point to the same answer. A household-contact question now says how far away the nearest chest X-ray is, a case-finding question has a new choice in place of chest X-ray screening, and a treatment-supporter explanation no longer overstates the rule. Every correct answer stayed the same.
Bowel and appendix questions rewritten
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McBurney's point corrected; questions with a second right answer fixed. more ▾less ▴
One question taught that McBurney's point is midway between the navel and the hip bone. It is one-third of the way from the hip bone, and that question and a flashcard with the same mistake are now corrected. A question on a Crohn disease medicine also had two wrong choices that the drug label actually requires, and several questions repeated others in the bank. Each now has one right answer and tests its own fact.
Tuberculosis explanations in plain words
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48 tuberculosis explanations corrected against the 2020 DOH TB manual. more ▾less ▴
48 tuberculosis explanations were checked against the DOH TB program manual (2020 edition) and WHO guidance and corrected. Examples: a relapse can be diagnosed by a physician, not only by a lab test; TB preventive treatment can use two drugs, not only one; high uric acid points to pyrazinamide, not isoniazid. Where the 2020 manual changed the older rule, such as the rapid Xpert test now coming before the sputum smear, the explanation names both.
Community health explanations in plain words
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Facts in 50 community health explanations corrected. more ▾less ▴
Our content team then checked the facts they rely on against DOH, WHO and CDC guidance and Philippine law, and corrected 50 explanations. These include who may prescribe and dispense medicines, which clients get a cholesterol test under PhilPEN, how long a biting dog is watched for rabies, and which equipment needs high-level disinfection.
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Three community health questions reworded so only one choice fits. more ▾less ▴
Three questions were reworded so that only one choice fits every major reference: how long a biting dog is observed for rabies, the stage of a child exposed to measles, and teaching students who have never smoked. Every answer stayed the same.
Adrenal gland questions rewritten
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Adrenal questions with a second right answer or a repeat fixed. more ▾less ▴
A few adrenal questions had a weak spot: one wrong choice that was also reasonable, a false statement that was true for about half of clients, and several questions that repeated others in the bank almost word for word. Each now has one right answer and tests its own fact.
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