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Know where you are going.

Ascend RN maps the gap between your current skills and your dream specialty — then builds you a personalized study path to crush it.

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672+
Lessons
15
Specialties
23
Case studies
Free
To start

More than lessons

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AI Mentor

Your personal clinical mentor. Available at 2am before your shift. Knows your gaps. Knows your specialty. Powered by AI. Free for all nurses.

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Shift Debrief

Had a hard shift? Talk through it privately. Nothing is stored. Nothing is shared. Just you and a mentor who listens.

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NCLEX Prep

Preparing for the NCLEX? Our adaptive simulation mirrors the real exam experience. 75 to 150 questions. No second chances. A coach in your ear when you need it.

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Assess your skills
Rate your confidence across core nursing competencies. Honest input builds a better path.
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Set your goal
Pick the specialty you want and we map exactly what stands between you and that role.
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Crush the gap
Lessons, AI-generated quizzes, NCLEX-style question banks, branching case studies — until you own it.
Coverage

Built for every specialty

Every path includes free milestones with lessons, quizzes, and resources. Selected specialties have premium depth — case studies, drug deep-dives, board-style question banks, and flashcard decks.

ICU / Critical care
Vents, drips, hemodynamics
Emergency room
Triage, trauma, rapid assessment
OR / Perioperative
Sterile field, anesthesia assist
Labor and delivery
OB, fetal monitoring, postpartum
Pediatrics
Weight-based dosing, family care
Nurse practitioner
Diagnosis, prescribing, autonomy
Cath lab
PCI, STEMI, structural heart, EP
Med-surg mastery
Multi-system, high-volume care
Telemetry
Rhythms, cardiac pharm, devices
Stepdown
Intermediate-acuity, drips, escalation
Outpatient
Clinic, triage, chronic disease
Long term care
Geriatric, dementia, end-of-life
Neonatal ICU
Premies, surfactant, NRP
PACU
Post-anesthesia recovery, airway
Dialysis Nursing
Hemodialysis, vascular access, fluid management

More specialties and premium content rolling out continuously

Premium

Free works. Premium goes deeper.

When you're ready to push from competent to confident, unlock the content that bridges the gap.

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Advanced learning paths
Deep-dive premium tracks that intermingle with your free roadmap by specialty.
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Branching case studies
Real clinical scenarios with decisions, rationales, and debriefs.
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Drug deep-dives
Mechanism, dosing, monitoring, look-alikes, and the pearls nobody teaches you.
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Board-style question banks
Hard questions with detailed rationales designed for board-style review.
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Flashcard decks
High-yield recall for doses, formulas, ranges, and the things you can't forget on shift.
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Unlocked at your pace
Once you upgrade, every specialty's premium library opens — not just your current one.

For every nurse who has ever thought

“I know I can do more.
I just need a plan.”

Build my path today