You will need these programs to open some documents in AHCA/NCAL Gero Nurse Prep. Also it is recommended that you work on lesson essays in Word first, then copy and paste the text in to the course. This will eliminate instances where the course times out and you lose any work you’ve entered directly into the lesson. It is also a great way for you to save the work you did in the course on your computer so you can refer back to your answers any time.