SimpleNursing editorial standards

Our promise to nursing students

Our standards are designed to make SimpleNursing content accurate, useful, understandable, and relevant to the way nursing students learn and prepare for exams.

Who creates and reviews our content

SimpleNursing content is developed through collaboration among nursing and education professionals. Depending on the resource, contributors may include:

• Registered nurses and nurse educators
• Clinical subject-matter experts
• NCLEX item writers and question reviewers
• Instructional designers and educational editors
• Assessment and quality-assurance specialists

How content is created and reviewed

1. Define the learning need.We identify the clinical concept, course objective, student problem, or NCLEX test-plan category the content must address.
2. Research and draft.The creator uses authoritative clinical, regulatory, and educational sources to develop the lesson, question, rationale, or study guide.
3. Complete clinical review.A qualified reviewer checks clinical accuracy, relevance, terminology, and consistency with current standards.
4. Edit for learning.The content is made clear, visual, memorable, and appropriate for nursing students without changing the underlying clinical meaning.
5. Complete quality assurance.The final resource is checked for answer logic, citations, visuals, formatting, accessibility, and product functionality.
6. Publish and monitor.After publication, we monitor student feedback, content flags, exam updates, and changes to clinical guidance.

How we use AI

We use AI tools in parts of our workflow, and we think students deserve to know exactly where. AI helps our team work faster. It does not decide what is clinically correct.

• AI may assist with drafting, summarizing, formatting, tagging, and identifying gaps in coverage.
• AI may power study features that explain concepts, generate practice, or personalize what a student sees next.
• AI does not set correct answers, write final rationales, or approve clinical content on its own.
• Content that reaches students as instruction is reviewed by qualified nursing professionals before publication.
• AI-assisted study features are monitored, flagged, and corrected using the same process as the rest of our content.

Standards for NCLEX® questions and rationales

Our standards require NCLEX questions and rationales to be:

• Original NCLEX®-style questions, not copied from or represented as live NCLEX® items
• Mapped to the current NCLEX-RN® or NCLEX-PN® test plan, as applicable
• Reviewed for one clearly best answer and plausible alternatives
• Checked for clinical accuracy, ambiguity, bias, and unintended clues
• Supported by rationales that explain the correct and incorrect answer choices
• Monitored after publication through student flags and item-performance data

Standards for videos and study guides

• Lessons are developed or reviewed by qualified nursing professionals.
• Clinical explanations are supported by authoritative and current sources.
• Content is edited into clear, visual language without removing clinically important context.
• Memory tools are checked to ensure they reinforce learning without introducing inaccurate shortcuts.
• Videos, study guides, and related questions are reviewed for consistency with one another.

Standards for CAT exams and readiness assessments

SimpleNursing assessments are designed to help students understand their performance, identify areas for review, and practice under exam-like conditions. Our assessment standards include:

• Clear explanations of what each assessment is designed to measure
• Questions aligned to applicable NCLEX categories and formats
• Review of questions, answer logic, rationales, and exam alignment by experienced NCLEX test writers
• Ongoing monitoring of question performance and student feedback
• Clear communication about what a readiness result or pass prediction can and cannot guarantee

The sources we trust

We prioritize primary and authoritative sources. The appropriate source depends on the topic, but may include:

• NCSBN publications and official NCLEX® test plans
• Government health agencies, including the CDC, FDA, NIH, and CMS
• Current guidelines from recognized nursing, medical, and professional organizations
• Peer-reviewed research and systematic reviews, including sources indexed in PubMed
• Authoritative nursing and medical reference works
• Current prescribing information and trusted medication references, including DailyMed

Keeping content current

Nursing practice and licensure exams evolve. We review and update content when new evidence, clinical guidance, medication information, regulatory standards, or NCLEX test plans affect what students need to know.

As of August 2026, our NCLEX® question bank includes more than 4,500 questions. Questions, answers, and rationales are reviewed, updated, replaced, and expanded on an ongoing basis, based on student feedback, item performance, and changes to exam or clinical guidance.

Corrections and student feedback

Students can flag questions and content directly in the SimpleNursing platform. Our clinical and editorial teams investigate those reports, correct confirmed issues, and review related content when a concern may affect more than one resource.

Corrections are prioritized based on their potential impact. Content that may provide unsafe or materially inaccurate clinical guidance is escalated for immediate review. Answer-key, rationale, and exam-alignment concerns receive priority over minor formatting or style issues.

We review reported content issues promptly. Confirmed safety or answer-key errors are corrected as quickly as possible, and other confirmed issues are scheduled into an upcoming content review cycle.

Transparency in product and performance claims

Our accuracy standards also apply to the way we describe SimpleNursing. Product and performance claims should be supported by current documentation and presented with the context students need to understand them.

• Pass-rate claims include the population, applicable dates, and methodology.
• Question, video, and resource counts reflect the content available when the claim is published.
• Pass predictions and readiness results explain their intended use and limitations.
• Pass Guarantee language explains eligibility, access, and extension terms.
• Product comparisons are based on documented features, pricing, or research.

Clear, accessible, and student-centered content

Students come to SimpleNursing with different experiences, schedules, learning needs, and levels of confidence. Our editorial standards call for content that is clear, respectful, inclusive, and free from unnecessary judgment.

• Use plain language while preserving clinically important meaning
• Avoid stereotypes and unnecessary assumptions in patient scenarios
• Use respectful, current terminology
• Provide captions, transcripts, alt text, and readable visual design where applicable
• Avoid shaming language about grades, failure, retaking, or the time a student needs to learn

Our responsibility

Our nursing, clinical, and editorial teams are responsible for the accuracy and educational quality of SimpleNursing content. Marketing goals, promotions, and business relationships do not change clinical conclusions, correct answers, rationales, or review standards. Our goal is to give nursing students accurate, understandable content and a clear next step they can trust.

SimpleNursing does not accept payment, sponsorship, or affiliate consideration in exchange for clinical conclusions, correct answers, rationales, or the inclusion of a product or organization in our educational content. Where a commercial relationship is relevant to something a student is reading, we disclose it.

Revision history

We version these standards the same way we version content. Substantive changes are logged here.

• Aug 26, 2026Editorial standards published.