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Registered Nurse Certified Case Manager Nurse Educator
Clinical experience
Maegan Baker is a registered nurse and Certified Case Manager with more than a decade of healthcare experience, including direct patient care in inpatient acute care settings. Her hospital nursing experience provides a strong clinical foundation for her work in patient advocacy and nursing education. Her background also spans hospice, home health, travel nursing, telehealth, and case management, bringing a broad perspective on patient needs during hospitalization and across transitions in care.
Maegan earned her Associate Degree in Nursing in 2012 and began her career in hospice before pursuing additional clinical challenges, including hospital-based nursing. In 2017, she moved into case management, drawing on her diverse nursing experience to advocate for patients with rare chronic diseases. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Western Governors University in 2020 and became a Certified Case Manager that same year.
For the past five years, Maegan has applied her clinical expertise to developing educational content for healthcare professionals and exam questions for certified nursing assistant (CNA) and registered nurse (RN) candidates. Drawing on her experience in hospital and community care settings, she connects nursing concepts with practical patient care to support learning and preparation for professional practice.
Nursing education
Maegan Baker develops nursing education content and practice questions for NurseTogether, drawing on more than a decade of healthcare experience. Her background in hospital-based acute care, case management, and community nursing brings a practical clinical perspective to resources for nursing students, CNA and RN candidates, and practicing nurses.
Her educational content emphasizes four priorities:
Explaining nursing concepts clearly and connecting them to practical patient care.
Helping readers understand how to assess patient needs, recognize relevant findings, and prioritize nursing actions.
Going beyond the correct answer to explain the reasoning behind nursing decisions.
Reinforcing safe care, appropriate scope of practice, and patient-centered decision-making.
Through her work at NurseTogether, Maegan helps connect classroom learning with the clinical decisions nurses face in hospitals and other care settings.
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You’ve completed your CNA training program and are preparing for your competency exam. While the written CNA test simply assesses your knowledge base and memory, the skills portion will test your competence. Many test-takers experience anxiety about demonstrating hands-on skills in front of an evaluator. Let’s highlight the expectations, some of the common mistakes that … Read more
As the population continues to age, demand for quality healthcare providers grows. Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) are crucial to 24/7 care in nursing homes, yet there is a shortage of workers. To combat this, programs are available that offer free training to eligible candidates. If you’re interested in getting started in healthcare, keep reading to … Read more
Administering IV fluids is a task acute care nurses perform every shift. It may seem like a simple action without much risk, but IV fluids have the potential to affect patients in positive and negative ways. Understanding the different types of solutions, what they are used for, and the intended or adverse outcomes is crucial … Read more
Medication administration is arguably the most frequent and highest-risk task performed by nurses in most clinical settings. With hundreds of thousands of patients hospitalized annually due to medical errors, medication administration demands unwavering focus. As a nursing student, you will learn about the Six Rights of Medication Administration before you ever touch a patient. Implementing … Read more
Pain is treated as the “fifth vital sign” and is a subjective assessment detail that offers additional insight into the patient’s comfort and health status. Nurses often ask patients to rate their pain using a numerical scale to gauge the severity, but inquiring further into the patient’s pain can guide appropriate interventions or alert the … Read more
As a nurse, you may be tasked with performing lab draws. But more importantly, you will be required to review and interpret lab results to recognize when a value requires immediate attention and to anticipate the appropriate actions. One common laboratory test you will encounter is BUN, or blood urea nitrogen. What is Blood Urea … Read more
The first semester of nursing school can often feel like being dropped into a foreign country with a completely new language and zero experience. However, for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), much of the terrain is already familiar. Your experience working in direct patient care gives you a powerful advantage as you enter nursing school, allowing … Read more
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) provide direct patient care across many healthcare settings. They deliver daily support that directly affects patient well-being, including basic nursing care and assistance with activities of daily living. Unfortunately, the pay often does not align with the workload. After you pass the CNA exam, initial certification grants you entry into the … Read more
Becoming a registered nurse (RN) or a licensed practical nurse (LPN) is a long, rigorous, and often expensive process. While nursing school curricula cover clinical theory and advanced skill training, they lack one element: the raw reality of working directly with patients. This is where the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) role becomes vital. CNA work … Read more
As future nurses, the words you use to describe a patient’s position, movement, injury, or mobility matter. Anatomical terminology isn’t just theory; it’s the universal language of healthcare. Getting the basics right (like the difference between flexion and extension) is critical for accurate documentation, interprofessional communication, and patient safety. This article will clarify the fundamental … Read more