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Friday Freebies by NURSING.com — Free Nursing Cheatsheets Every Friday
🎉 Friday Freebies by NURSING.com

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The free weekly resource every nursing student needs. Free nursing cheatsheets, NCLEX prep sheets, pharmacology references and more . . . delivered to your inbox every Friday. No credit card. No catch. Just free.

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Free NCLEX cheatsheets . . . every lab value, every drug, every concept you need
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Free pharmacology references . . . drug cards, IV solutions, insulin charts
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Free clinical tools . . . head to toe assessment, brainsheets, EKG placement
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Free lab value sheets . . . all 63 NCLEX labs on one page
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New free cheatsheet every Friday . . . a different sheet every week
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What you'll get
Free nursing cheatsheets that actually make studying easier.

Every Friday a different free cheatsheet . . . each one built to make a specific nursing school topic faster to learn and easier to remember.

5 Lead EKG Placement free nursing cheatsheet
Cardiac
5 Lead EKG Placement Know exactly where each lead goes . . . before your preceptor asks.
Free
Hierarchy of O2 Delivery free nursing cheatsheet
Respiratory
Hierarchy of O2 Delivery From nasal cannula to vent . . . know which method and when.
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Hemodynamic Values free nursing cheatsheet
Cardiac
Hemodynamic Values All your standard hemodynamic values . . . quick-reference style.
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Electrolyte Abnormalities free nursing cheatsheet
Labs
Electrolyte Abnormalities Fluids and lytes don't have to be confusing . . . keep them straight.
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63 NCLEX Lab Values free nursing cheatsheet
NCLEX Prep
63 NCLEX Lab Values Every lab value you need for the NCLEX . . . all 63 on one sheet.
Free
IV Solutions free nursing pharmacology cheatsheet
Pharmacology
IV Solutions The most common IV fluids you'll see in the hospital . . . made simple.
Free
Head to Toe Assessment free nursing cheatsheet
Assessment
Head to Toe Assessment Step-by-step so you never miss a thing in clinical.
Free
Insulin Onset Peak free pharmacology nursing cheatsheet
Pharmacology
Insulin Onset & Peak Quick reference for onset, peak, and duration . . . all insulin types.
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Nursing Brainsheets free assessment cheatsheet
Assessment
Nursing Brainsheets 33 report sheet templates so you actually stay organized on shift.
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Why nursing students sign up
Everything you need to pass nursing school
. . . free, every single Friday.
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Free NCLEX cheatsheets . . . every lab value, drug class, and concept in one place
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Free pharmacology references . . . drug cards, IV fluids, insulin charts and more
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Free cardiac nursing sheets . . . EKG placement, hemodynamics, arrhythmia guides
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Free lab value cheatsheets . . . all 63 NCLEX labs you need to know cold
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Free clinical assessment tools . . . head to toe frameworks and brainsheets
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Free respiratory nursing sheets . . . O2 delivery hierarchy and ventilator basics
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Free test taking strategy sheets . . . NCLEX thinking strategies that actually work
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New free cheatsheet every Friday . . . 300+ sheets in the full library
Free nursing cheatsheets

What is a nursing cheatsheet and why does every nursing student need one?

A nursing cheatsheet is everything your professor crammed into a 90-minute lecture . . . distilled into one clear, visual, printable card you can actually use at the bedside or before an exam. Not a textbook chapter. Not a 40-slide PowerPoint. One page. The stuff that matters. Nothing else.

Most nursing students waste hours re-reading the same chapters trying to find the key facts they need to remember. A well-designed nursing cheatsheet solves that problem in 2 minutes.

Here is what makes a good nursing cheatsheet

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One topic . . . covered completely
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Visual layout you can scan in seconds
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Normal values and red flags included
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Clinical application not just definitions
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Printable and mobile-friendly
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Built for the NCLEX not just the classroom
Why most students struggle

Re-reading textbooks tries to memorize everything at once. Your brain cannot process that much information in one sitting . . . and most of it is gone by exam day.

Why cheatsheets work

One topic. One page. Reviewed multiple times over several days. Spaced repetition with a focused reference sheet is the study method that actually makes information stick.

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Free NCLEX cheatsheets

What NCLEX cheatsheets do nursing students actually need?

The NCLEX tests hundreds of topics but the students who pass consistently focus on the high yield ones. Not everything in your textbook shows up on the NCLEX. Knowing what to prioritize is the difference between passing in 75 questions and sitting there at 145 wondering where it all went wrong.

Here are the NCLEX cheatsheets that show up on every student's must-have list:

The highest yield NCLEX cheatsheets

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63 NCLEX Lab Values . . . labs are everywhere on the NCLEX
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Electrolyte Abnormalities . . . classic NCLEX topic every time
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Pharmacology drug classes . . . beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, diuretics
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IV Solutions . . . isotonic, hypotonic, hypertonic
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Test taking strategies . . . how to think through NCLEX questions
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Insulin types . . . onset, peak, duration for every type
The mistake most students make

They try to study every possible NCLEX topic equally. There are thousands of potential questions. Trying to cover everything means you go deep on nothing . . . and the high yield topics get the same time as low yield ones.

The smarter approach

Focus on the topics that appear most often. Lab values, electrolytes, pharmacology, and cardiac concepts make up a huge percentage of NCLEX questions. Master those first . . . then fill in the gaps.

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New free nursing sheet every week . . . starting with your first one today.

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Free pharmacology cheatsheets

How do free pharmacology cheatsheets help nursing students?

Pharmacology is the number one subject nursing students fail. Not because it is impossible . . . but because most students try to memorize individual drugs one by one. There are thousands of medications. That approach will never work.

A pharmacology cheatsheet changes the approach entirely. Instead of memorizing every drug, you learn the class. Understand what beta blockers do and you automatically understand metoprolol, atenolol, carvedilol, and every other beta blocker. One concept unlocks dozens of drugs.

What every pharmacology cheatsheet should include

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Drug class and mechanism of action
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Common drug names in the class
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Side effects to monitor
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Nursing considerations before giving
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Patient teaching points
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Antidotes and reversal agents
Studying pharmacology wrong

Memorizing individual drug names from a textbook list. Reading the same chapter over and over. Writing out medication information by hand for hours. All of this takes enormous time and produces short term memory that evaporates under exam pressure.

Studying pharmacology right

Learn the drug class first. Use a pharmacology cheatsheet as your quick reference. Review it multiple times over several days. Connect the drug to a clinical scenario. That combination is what builds the long term memory that holds up on the NCLEX.

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IV solutions, insulin charts, drug class references and more . . . always free.

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Free clinical nursing cheatsheets

What clinical nursing cheatsheets do nursing students need for clinicals?

Clinicals are where nursing school stops being theoretical and starts being real. And nothing is more terrifying than standing at the bedside trying to remember a head to toe assessment framework while your preceptor watches . . . and your patient watches . . . and you go completely blank.

A clinical nursing cheatsheet gives you a system. It is not cheating. Every experienced nurse has a reference system. Building yours as a student is smart practice.

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Head to Toe Assessment

A structured system-by-system framework so you never accidentally skip something in clinical. Landmarks, normal findings, and red flags all in one place.

2
Nursing Brainsheets

33 report sheet templates covering vitals, meds, assessments, and more. Designed to keep you organized on shift so nothing falls through the cracks.

3
EKG Lead Placement

Know exactly where every lead goes before your preceptor points at the wall and expects you to figure it out. Covers placement, normal waveforms, and common patterns.

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Hemodynamic Values

Cardiac output, stroke volume, SVR, PVR . . . all the numbers, normal ranges, and what they actually mean clinically. Confidence when it matters most.

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O2 Delivery Hierarchy

Nasal cannula to mechanical vent mapped out so you instantly know which delivery method fits which patient . . . with flow rates and FiO2 values included. Know this before your first clinical shift.

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Head to toe frameworks, brainsheets, EKG guides and more . . . always free.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Friday Freebies really free?

Yes . . . 100% free. No credit card required. No hidden fees. No catch. Sign up with your email and every Friday a free nursing cheatsheet lands in your inbox. That is the entire deal.

What kind of free nursing cheatsheets will I get?

Every Friday is a different cheatsheet built to solve a specific nursing school challenge. NCLEX lab values, pharmacology references, cardiac cheatsheets, respiratory guides, electrolyte sheets, clinical assessment tools and more . . . each one designed specifically for nursing students.

How many cheatsheets are in the full library?

The free Friday Freebies give you one new cheatsheet every week. The full NURSING.com library has 300+ cheatsheets covering every nursing topic. Friday Freebies is a free taste of what is inside . . . a new sheet every Friday forever.

Are these cheatsheets good for the NCLEX?

Yes. Every cheatsheet in the Friday Freebies library is built with NCLEX prep in mind. The 63 NCLEX Lab Values sheet, the Electrolyte Abnormalities sheet, the Pharmacology references, and the Test Taking Tips sheet are all specifically designed to help you pass the NCLEX.

Can I use these in clinical?

Absolutely. The Head to Toe Assessment sheet, Nursing Brainsheets, EKG Placement guide, and Hemodynamic Values reference are all designed to be used at the bedside. Print them . . . keep them in your pocket . . . use them on shift.

Is this only for RN students or also for LPN and pre-nursing?

Friday Freebies is built for nursing students at every stage . . . pre-nursing, LPN, RN, NCLEX prep, and even new grads. Every cheatsheet is designed to meet you exactly where you are in your nursing journey.

How is Friday Freebies different from other free nursing resources?

Most free nursing resources are random PDFs or YouTube videos with no structure. Friday Freebies delivers professionally designed, clinically accurate cheatsheets built by the team at NURSING.com . . . the same team that has helped over 1 million nursing students. One new sheet every Friday. Always free. Always useful.

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