"We were able to pilot, then roll out and then continuously do ongoing feedback and support because we were learning the system,” Dr. LaToya Lewis said. “Our Elsevier support team is fabulous."
Deliver a highly effective, interactive course experience with Sherpath Vantage
Streamline teaching and learning with this all-in-one, course-based solution that offers engaging digital content and a variety of assignment types, instructor resources, and multimedia learning tools.
Engage students with dynamic course content
Built for healthcare education, Sherpath Vantage delivers a fully integrated course experience with multidimensional content to support diverse learning needs. Interactive resources include:
eBook
Comprehensive digital lessons
Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing
Sherpath AI
Osmosis videos
Shadow Health — Exclusive to Sherpath Vantage!
Evolve resources
Next-Generation NCLEX® review and prep
Build continuity throughout your nursing curriculum
Sherpath Vantage is available for a wide variety of courses across nursing specialty areas, including:
Fundamentals
Health Assessment
Community/Public Health
Critical Care
Gerontology
Leadership and Management
Maternal Health
Medical-Surgical
Mental Health
Pathophysiology
Pediatrics
Pharmacology
Get answers you can trust with Sherpath AI
Support students and educators with this innovative AI chat tool within Sherpath that generates personalized answers from Elsevier’s vast library of trusted, evidence-based content. Students can get quick answers to questions in the moment of learning and educators can seek out information on teaching strategies, classroom activities and more.
Support all aspects of the learning journey
Build knowledge — engaging learning technology helps students master course content and develop a solid understanding of the key concepts that form the foundation for their success.
Apply clinical judgment — realistic, hands-on patient care simulations woven throughout Sherpath Vantage give students essential practice applying their knowledge and skills in safe, learning-based environments.
Empower educators with essential insights
Provide instructors with powerful course planning, management and assessment tools that enable them to:
Gauge student understanding through confidence indicators, adaptive remediation, and assessments
Create adaptive quizzes on relevant topics to use as assignments, assessments or remediation
Evaluate student competency on important skills with check-off tools
Author and administer quizzes and exams with traditional NCLEX® question types and Next-Generation NCLEX® item types
Gain valuable performance insights from comprehensive dashboards and analytics
Sherpath Vantage supports nursing education with:
Shadow Health Digital Clinical Experiences
Shadow Health Digital Clinical Experiences
Shadow Health Digital Clinical Experiences deliver high-fidelity, screen-based simulations.
Sherpath AI
Sherpath AI
Sherpath AI generates personalized response queries sourced solely from Elsevier’s collection of trusted, evidence- based content.
Osmosis Videos
Osmosis Videos
Osmosis actively engages students through bite-sized, illustrated health education videos.
Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing
Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing
Adaptive quizzing allows you to create relevant quizzes on a wide variety of topics to facilitate student knowledge application with high-quality practice questions.
Comprehensive Digital Lessons
Comprehensive Digital Lessons
Gauge student understanding through confidence indicators, adaptive remediation, and assessments.
Elsevier eBook
Elsevier eBook
Provide trusted health education content in an interactive format.
Assignment Analytics
Assignment Analytics
Comprehensive assignment dashboards and analytics put vital performance data at your fingertips. Enabling faculty to quickly identify individuals who may be struggling.
Evolve Resources
Evolve Resources
Discover time-saving teaching tools at your fingertips.
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Frequently asked questions
Sherpath Vantage is Elsevier's all-in-one course-based nursing education solution that delivers a fully integrated, interactive learning experience across a wide range of nursing specialty areas — including Fundamentals, Health Assessment, Medical-Surgical, Pharmacology, Pediatrics, Maternal Health, Mental Health, and more. It uniquely combines Elsevier ebooks, comprehensive digital lessons, Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing, Sherpath AI, Osmosis videos, Evolve resources, NGN review and prep, and — exclusively among Elsevier course products — Shadow Health Digital Clinical Experiences.
Shadow Health Digital Clinical Experiences are exclusively bundled with Sherpath Vantage among Elsevier's course-based solutions, giving Sherpath Vantage students access to high-fidelity virtual patient simulations alongside their core course content — without requiring a separate product purchase. This integration creates a seamless pathway from knowledge building through clinical application within the same course platform, helping students connect theoretical learning to realistic patient care practice without switching between separate tools.
Sherpath Vantage supports the full learning arc from knowledge acquisition to clinical application: engaging digital lessons and adaptive quizzing help students master course content and develop foundational understanding, while realistic patient care simulations through Shadow Health Digital Clinical Experiences give students essential hands-on practice applying knowledge and clinical judgment skills in safe, simulated environments woven throughout the course — building both competence and confidence progressively.
Sherpath AI generates personalised, evidence-based answers to student questions sourced exclusively from Elsevier's trusted content library — available instantly within the Sherpath Vantage platform without students needing to search externally. This AI support helps students resolve questions immediately when they arise during study, reinforcing learning rather than allowing confusion to persist, while the exclusive use of Elsevier-verified sources ensures students receive reliable, curriculum-aligned information.
Sherpath Vantage equips faculty with comprehensive assignment dashboards and analytics that provide immediate visibility into individual and cohort performance — enabling early identification of struggling students. Faculty can gauge student understanding through confidence indicators, create adaptive quizzes for targeted remediation, evaluate clinical skill competency through digital check-off tools, and author and administer both traditional NCLEX and NGN exam items using the Enhanced Test Banks powered by Elsevier Assessment Builder — all from within the same course platform.
Discover the advantages of having virtually everything you need to deliver a highly effective, interactive course experience — all on a single platform
