Content Standards & Sources

Our guides, references, and charts are written to reflect current, widely-taught nursing practice and the guidance of the standard-setting bodies for each topic. Most detail pages carry a “Standards & sources” note listing the organizations whose standards inform that page — for example the American Heart Association and ACLS guidelines for cardiac content, the CDC for infection control, the American Diabetes Association for diabetes care, ACOG and AWHONN for maternal-newborn care, the Infusion Nurses Society and ISMP for IV and medication safety, and the NPUAP/EPUAP staging system for pressure injuries.

The “Standards & sources” note is a topic-level attribution — it names the bodies a page is built to align with. It is deliberately not a footnoted citation of a specific document, page number, dose, or guideline version.

We do this on purpose. Specific numbers — drug doses, infusion rates, lab thresholds, bundle timings — change as guidelines are revised and vary by product and by institution. Presenting them as if quoted verbatim from a single source would imply a precision and currency we cannot guarantee for every line on every page. Always verify specific values against the current guideline and your facility’s policy before acting on them.

Everything here is for nursing education and exam preparation. It is not medical advice and is not a substitute for clinical judgment, institutional policy, or a provider’s orders. See our Medical & Educational Disclaimer for the full statement.

Clinical guidance evolves, and so does this material. We revise content as standards change. When a page has been through a dated clinical review we surface a “Reviewed” date on it; absence of a date means the page reflects our standard sourcing but has not yet carried a formal dated review. Either way, treat time-sensitive specifics as a starting point to confirm, not a final authority.

Accuracy matters to us — if you spot an error, an outdated figure, or anything that conflicts with current guidance, please tell us via the contact page. Reports about high-risk content (doses, concentrations, emergency protocols) are prioritized.