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title: Nursing Knowledge Base
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# Nursing Knowledge Base

A living, LLM-maintained knowledge wiki for nursing education — built for the **Nursing Citizen Development Organisation**.

Inspired by [Karpathy's LLM Wiki pattern](https://gist.github.com/karpathy/442a6bf555914893e9891c11519de94f): you add raw sources, Claude builds and maintains the structured knowledge base.

## Features

| Tab | What it does |
|-----|-------------|
| 📚 **Browse Wiki** | Read 14+ pre-loaded nursing articles across 6 categories |
| ➕ **Add Sources** | Paste NICE guidelines, NMC documents, research papers |
| 🔨 **Compile** | Claude integrates sources into the wiki — updating, cross-referencing, and creating articles |
| 💬 **Ask** | Natural language Q&A answered from the wiki with citations |
| 🔍 **Health Check** | Claude audits the wiki for contradictions, gaps, and suggests new articles |
| 📋 **Log** | Append-only record of every operation |

## Pre-loaded Wiki Content

- **Standards**: NMC Code (2018), NMC Standards of Proficiency (2018)
- **Clinical**: ABCDE Assessment, NEWS2, ADPIE Nursing Process
- **Pharmacology**: Nine Rights of Medication Administration, Drug Calculations
- **Evidence**: PICO Framework, Evidence-Based Practice (5 Steps)
- **Frameworks**: Person-Centred Care, McCormack & McCance
- **Safety**: Infection Prevention & Control, Duty of Candour
- **Law**: Mental Capacity Act 2005, Safeguarding Adults & Children

## How to Use

1. Browse the starter wiki — no API key required
2. Enter your [Anthropic API key](https://console.anthropic.com) in the sidebar (BYOK — never stored)
3. Add sources (NICE guidelines, NMC docs, research papers)
4. Click **Compile** — Claude integrates them into the wiki
5. Use **Ask** to query the wiki in natural language
6. **Export** your wiki as a ZIP or JSON to save progress between sessions

## The LLM Wiki Pattern

> "Raw data from a given number of sources is collected, then compiled by an LLM into a .md wiki, then operated on by various CLIs by the LLM to do Q&A and to incrementally enhance the wiki."
> — Andrej Karpathy

This tool adapts that pattern specifically for nursing education:
- Sources are clinical guidelines, NMC standards, and research papers
- The wiki is structured around NMC Proficiency platforms
- Q&A is grounded in UK nursing frameworks (NICE, NMC, NHS, BNF)
- Health checks flag clinical safety gaps and outdated content

## Clinical Disclaimer

> This tool supports but does not replace clinical judgment. Always verify with authoritative sources (BNF, NICE, local trust guidelines, NMC). This wiki is for educational purposes only.

## Stack

- [Streamlit](https://streamlit.io) — UI
- [Anthropic Claude](https://anthropic.com) — Wiki compilation, Q&A, health checks (BYOK)
- No external data APIs — all AI features use your own Anthropic key
- Export wiki as ZIP (Obsidian-compatible markdown) or JSON

## Part of CQAI

Built by [Clinical Quality Artificial Intelligence](https://github.com/Clinical-Quality-Artifical-Intelligence) — open-source nursing education tools aligned with NMC Standards.

Other tools in the suite:
- [EBP Research Tool](https://huggingface.co/spaces/NurseCitizenDeveloper/nursing-ebp-tool)
- [Drug Card Generator](https://huggingface.co/spaces/NurseCitizenDeveloper/nursing-drug-cards)
- [NCLEX Prep](https://huggingface.co/spaces/NurseCitizenDeveloper/nclex-prep)
- [Medication Safety Checker](https://huggingface.co/spaces/NurseCitizenDeveloper/medication-safety)
- [Wound Assessment Tool](https://huggingface.co/spaces/NurseCitizenDeveloper/nursing-wound-assessment)