The Acute Care Shift OS gives you the repeatable operating system to run your 12-hour shifts with confidence and control. The FreshRN Reference Library complements it perfectly by serving as your dedicated at-home clinical reference. It pulls together the most practical, high-value lessons from some of our best-selling courses, Med-Surg Mindset, Breakthrough ICU, Neuro Wise, Cardiac Confidence, and Nursing Skills Refresh, into one easy-to-search library focused on the exact topics you’ll encounter in med-surg, stepdown, and ICU.

You’ll get clear, nurse-friendly explanations of common equipment and devices, key diagnostics and lab values, the top disease processes seen in acute care, plus repeatable video demonstrations of essential bedside skills. By reviewing and brushing up on these topics at home, you’ll walk onto the unit feeling more informed, confident, and prepared to ask better questions of your preceptors, providers, and team members.


Course Curriculum



Your Instructor


Kati Kleber, MSN RN
Kati Kleber, MSN RN

Kati is a nurse educator with a passion for new graduate nurses. She has been writing blogs, books, hosting podcasts, and speaking all over the country since 2013 specifically to support this unique and important group. Kati has been a member of the profession since 2010 with experience in med-surg, stepdown, and neurocritical care. She has been a preceptor, mentor, charge nurse and is now a nurse educator. Kati was awarded Nurse of Year by the Charlotte Business Journal, and named one of the Great 100 Nurses of North Carolina, both in 2015. Kati is also a published author with the American Nurses Association.


Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
Is this course available for individual purchase?
No, this course is a companion course with the FreshRN Framework: The Acute Care Shift Operating System.