NurseTogether contributor
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.
Behind our content
Learn how NurseTogether creates, reviews, and updates its educational content.
Explore her work
Fractures are broken bones. Fractures can occur from trauma such as motor vehicle accidents or falls, age-related conditions like osteoporosis, or overuse such as stress fractures in athletes. Types of Fractures Fractures are classified in several ways and may include the following: Fractures can also be classified by the pattern of break, such as: Fracture … Read more
Seizures occur when an uncontrolled burst of abnormal electrical activity in the brain results in abnormalities in muscle control, sensation, behavior, memory, and consciousness. Seizures that are not caused by the condition of epilepsy can occur due to an array of conditions such as high fever, sleep deprivation, withdrawal symptoms (alcohol, benzodiazepines), electrolyte disturbances, or … Read more
Asthma is a chronic condition affecting the lungs. When in contact with a trigger, the muscles around the airways constrict, and inflammation and mucus in the airways make breathing difficult, causing an asthma attack. There is no cure for asthma, and untreated asthma attacks can be life-threatening, but there are many effective treatments that help … Read more
Schizophrenia is a mental illness that affects the way a person thinks, perceives information, responds emotionally, and behaves. There are different types of schizophrenia that produce their own set of clinical manifestations. Symptoms & Causes Schizophrenia symptoms can be divided into positive or negative categories: Positive symptoms are in addition to reality and include symptoms … Read more
Sepsis is when an infection, usually bacterial in nature, enters the bloodstream causing a systemic infection with an extreme immune response. Sepsis is life-threatening and requires early intervention to prevent septic shock which can lead to organ failure and death. Sepsis often develops very quickly and has a high mortality rate if not recognized and … Read more
Anemia occurs when there are not enough red blood cells or red blood cells do not function properly, resulting in low hemoglobin and a lack of oxygen throughout the body. Anemia is caused by blood loss, decreased red blood cell (RBC) production, or the destruction of RBCs. There are many types of anemia. While some … Read more
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term that also includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. COPD causes the airways of the lungs to narrow due to inflammation, mucus, or other damage. This affects the ability to breathe normally and often results in shortness of breath, especially on exertion. COPD is a progressive disease that … Read more
A cerebrovascular accident (CVA), more commonly known as a stroke, occurs when blood flow to the brain is blocked. Types of Stroke There are two main types of stroke: ischemic and hemorrhagic. Ischemic strokes are caused by a reduction or complete blockage of blood flow to an area of the brain. Without oxygen and nutrients, … Read more
Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs caused by a bacteria, virus, or fungus. In healthy individuals, pneumonia is not usually life-threatening and does not require hospitalization. Those at higher risk, such as the very young or old, patients with compromised immune systems, or who already have a respiratory comorbidity, may require inpatient care and … Read more
Hypertension is high blood pressure. The guidelines were updated by the American College of Cardiology in 2017, and a blood pressure (BP) of less than 120/80 mmHg is now considered normal. Anything above this is considered elevated, and stage 1 hypertension is diagnosed at 130/80 mmHg. BP of less than 90/60 mmHg is considered hypotensive. Hypertension … Read more