Realism
Practice with context
Scenarios include patient data, vitals, and communication demands so you are training decisions, not just recall.
About Bedside Coach
Built for the moments when nursing judgment matters most.
Bedside Coach is a voice-first nursing simulation app for the moments when you need to think clearly, assess, intervene, communicate, and act without a menu telling you what to do next.
It is designed for students who want realistic full-process practice and for faculty who want a practical way to evaluate nursing actions, clinical judgment, debriefing skill, and coaching growth without needing an internet connection. Learners can now choose RN or LVN/LPN plus 12 supported state-aligned practice standards.
Voice-First
Offline-Ready
Privacy-First
Role-Aware Feedback
Debrief Coaching
Apple Vision Pro
Product Philosophy
A simulation app that feels like nursing, not a quiz.
Bedside Coach is built around how nurses think and work in real practice: context first, assessment and intervention under pressure, reflection after each run, and applied practice that goes beyond textbooks or AI-generated study guides.
Study Buddy turns one learning goal into one connected practice session. Case Study mode extends that work into one patient across 6 connected clinical judgment questions. Multi-Patient Mode turns it into a realistic 2-3 patient assignment with room switching, delegation, and patient-specific progress. In visionOS, Bedside Coach brings that intelligence into Apple Vision Pro so digital patient context can sit around real bedside practice. RN and LVN/LPN role selection, plus 12 supported state-aligned practice standards, make the coaching more specific to the learner.
Cases are built from academic references and continuously strengthened through nurse peer review. Current scored reviews average 3.84 / 4.00 across realism, cues, priorities, and safety framing. See the References page for the current methodology and review summary.
Application
Close the study gap
Study guides and AI review tools can help you organize content. Bedside Coach gives you a place to use that information under realistic pressure.
Reflection
Learn from every run
Guided reflection, Debrief Coaching for faculty, and WCAG 2.1 Level AA-aligned report exports turn practice into measurable growth.
Practice Anywhere. Even Offline.
Learning should work where clinical learning actually happens.
Clinical sites do not always have reliable Wi-Fi. Skills labs do not always have open networks. Bedside Coach runs offline so you can practice at the bedside, in the lab, or on the go.
Core simulation use is available without an active internet connection.
Supports flexible student practice and faculty-guided lab use in variable environments.
Internet is only needed when required for subscription verification workflows.
Privacy-First Education
Designed to support learning while respecting privacy.
Session data stays on your device. Bedside Coach does not upload your session transcript or reports by default. That helps support privacy-first education workflows for learners and instructors.
Session Data
Stays on device by default for local practice and review.
Reports and Transcripts
Not uploaded by default, helping users control what they share.
Internet Requirement
Only used when needed for subscription verification.
Real Conversations. Real Clinical Thinking.
Every action begins with your voice.
There are no prefilled prompts and no training-wheel menus. Voice is the interface, not the whole skill. You practice introductions, assessment questions, patient education, handoff, and what to say while you work through real nursing decisions. Each scenario begins with an SBAR handoff so you can step in with clear priorities.
Introductions
Assessment Questions
Patient Education
SBAR Handoff
Interruption Management
Built Like a Real Patient Context
A scenario is more than a conversation.
Each scenario includes a simulated vital monitor and a patient record with the information you would expect to review in practice, including MAR, orders, history, and diagnostics. Multi-Patient Mode extends that into a realistic patient assignment where each room keeps its own monitor state, vitals, pump setup, and care progress.
Simulated vital monitor with vital signs, ECG, and SpO2 waveform
Patient record context including MAR, orders, history, and diagnostics
Unfolding multi-part cases that reveal new information in stages to train reassessment and reprioritization
Designed to reinforce cue recognition, prioritization, delegation, and action planning
Realistic Assignment Practice
Multi-Patient Mode trains prioritization, delegation, and organization.
Learners manage up to 3 patients in one practice session, hear an SBAR handoff for each patient, switch between rooms, and respond when updates arrive from other rooms.
Assignment rules help avoid unsafe or unrealistic combinations. OB and pediatric cases stay separate, and advanced med-surg assignments are limited to reflect higher-acuity care demands.
Choose a pre-selected assignment or build your own.
Delegate CNA/UAP tasks and receive follow-up reports.
Get graded on room selection, delegation, and response to changing patient needs.
Role + Scope-Aware Training
Not every learner should be measured against the same lane.
Bedside Coach includes a nursing role picker so users can choose RN or LVN/LPN before the scenario begins. Objectives, rubric expectations, and coaching feedback then reflect that practicing role.
Bedside Coach is authored as a state-aligned educational simulation tool. Instead of applying one generic national rubric to every learner, the platform adjusts expectations using the selected role and the selected state practice standard.
Current supported state standards include California, New York, Texas, Florida, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, North Carolina, and Virginia.
RN and LVN/LPN role selection before each session
Supported state-aligned standards for CA, NY, TX, FL, NV, AZ, OR, WA, ID, UT, NC, and VA
Objectives, rubric scoring, and coaching notes aligned to the selected role and practice standard
RN
LVN / LPN
12 State Standards
Role-Specific Coaching
Where LVN/LPN rules are nuanced, especially around IV therapy, delegation, or supervision, Bedside Coach uses a conservative educational interpretation unless a more specific state mode has been intentionally built and clinically reviewed. Bedside Coach is an educational support tool, not legal advice, not employer policy, and not a replacement for faculty judgment, board interpretation, or direct supervision.
Spatial Clinical Practice
Digital intelligence layered onto real bedside care.
Bedside Coach for visionOS combines virtual training flexibility with hands-on bedside realism. Learners can see digital patient conversations, live vital signs, clinical records, alerts, and coaching around the real simulation space.
The goal is not to replace physical practice. Learners still assess, communicate, scan, verify, manage equipment, and respond with their own hands while Apple Vision Pro adds the clinical layer around them.
Spatial records, vital signs, medication information, alerts, and coaching overlays
Hands-on assessment, communication, equipment management, and medication verification
A bridge between software simulation and high-fidelity practice spaces
visionOS
Apple Vision Pro
Spatial Simulation
Real Equipment
Device-Level Workflow Training
Program pumps. Scan meds. Practice the full flow.
Choose from three IV pump styles to start ordered fluids and medications. Fluids run in real time, can empty, and include occlusion alerts while patient status responds to medication actions.
Three IV pump styles with realistic setup and administration steps
Feeding pump workflows for NG and G-tube orders in active scenarios
Barcode scanning with camera or Bluetooth scanner, plus one-tap printable barcode generation
3 IV Pump Styles
Real-Time Fluids
Occlusion Alerts
Camera + Bluetooth Barcode Scan
Requirements: iPhone and iPad require iOS 27 or iPadOS 27. The native Apple Vision Pro app requires visionOS 26.4 or later. Apple Watch live cues and learner alerts require a compatible connected iPhone and watchOS 26 or later.
Reflection + Review After Every Run
Guided reflection, debrief coaching, and exportable reports.
After each session, Bedside Coach guides you through a short reflection to lock in key takeaways. Then it highlights strengths and improvement areas for that specific run and lets you export a PDF report for instructor review. PDF exports align with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA, and include transcript, CJMM rubric scoring, and targeted coaching notes that reflect the role and scope selected for that session.
For structured evaluation, create a test session that pairs a learner with a proctor for standardized checkoffs, skills validation, or exam-style practice.
For simulation educators, Debrief Coaching analyzes faculty-led debrief conversations after students leave the room, separates faculty and learner voices, and returns timestamped feedback aligned with PEARLS and INACSL-informed facilitation practices.
Guided Reflection
Capture what went well, what you would change, and the reasoning behind your decisions.
WCAG-Aligned PDF Report
Shareable output for instructor review and learner reflection, aligned with WCAG 2.1 Level AA.
Included Content
Conversation transcript, CJMM rubric scoring, and coaching notes.
Test Sessions
Pair learner + proctor with a consistent dashboard and workflow for evaluation.
Debrief Coaching
Private faculty review of open-ended questions, learner reasoning, psychological safety, advocacy-inquiry, and talk-time balance.
Version 2.2
On-device Apple Intelligence, with practice you can adjust.
On-device Apple Intelligence
Version 2.2 is updated for iOS & iPadOS 27+ and visionOS 27+, with Apple Intelligence for model-powered features. Supported conversations, study planning, and feedback use Apple's on-device model when available. Apple Intelligence features require a compatible device, Apple Intelligence enabled, and a downloaded, available model; availability varies by language and region.
Choose how you practice
Adjust enhanced readability, reduced motion, larger touch targets, persistent captions, and status text alongside color cues.
Share and Create Custom Cases With Pro
Start with a free library, then unlock advanced case creation.
Bedside Coach includes a free library of low-risk scenarios across fundamentals, medical-surgical, mental health, pediatrics, and maternal health, with unlimited runs included.
With Pro, you unlock advanced higher-risk cases and a Custom Case Creator so you can build, send, and receive cases offline via AirDrop or QR codes, including multi-QR sharing for more complex cases.
Free
Low-risk scenario library across core nursing areas with unlimited runs and WCAG 2.1 Level AA-aligned report export support.
Bedside Coach Pro
Advanced cases plus Custom Case Creator with offline sharing via AirDrop or QR, including complex multi-QR workflows.
Bedside Coach Pro $4.99 or Bedside Coach Pro Yearly $49.99. Start with free practice content. Bedside Coach Pro unlocks additional cases, advanced activities, and custom case creation through an auto-renewing subscription.
Based on Real Data
Grounded in nursing practice, educational frameworks, and evidence-based design.
Bedside Coach is grounded in evidence-based nursing practices, real-world clinical data, educational frameworks like the Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (CJMM), and peer-reviewed research to support authenticity and relevance.
Students may use AI to create nursing study guides or review plans. Bedside Coach complements that by giving them a place to apply the information through cases, communication, prioritization, and reflection.
If you want to explore the sources behind the scenarios, feedback system, and design choices, use the References page as a companion resource for deeper review.
Clinical realism
Built to mirror the communication and prioritization demands nurses face in practice.
Educational alignment
Supports clinical judgment training and reflection workflows aligned with faculty evaluation needs.
Actionable feedback
Designed to turn each run into a reviewable learning artifact, not just a pass or fail moment.
Ready to Explore Bedside Coach?
See how it fits your learners, team, or program.
Use Bedside Coach for realistic nursing practice across the full care process, with offline access and immediate coaching feedback.
Requirements: iPhone and iPad require iOS 27 or iPadOS 27. The native Apple Vision Pro app requires visionOS 26.4 or later. Apple Watch live cues and learner alerts require a compatible connected iPhone and watchOS 26 or later.