My career in teaching began with a Healthcare Leadership undergraduate program. Here I learned how to coach and mentor adult students using adult learning principles. Learning places an individual in a fragile position, making my approach of Servant Education especially helpful. As a professional educator my role is to move a learner to a state of competency. I understand differences in learning style that allows me the empathy one needs as an educator of adults.
As a lifelong learner, I,...
My career in teaching began with a Healthcare Leadership undergraduate program. Here I learned how to coach and mentor adult students using adult learning principles. Learning places an individual in a fragile position, making my approach of Servant Education especially helpful. As a professional educator my role is to move a learner to a state of competency. I understand differences in learning style that allows me the empathy one needs as an educator of adults.
As a lifelong learner, I, too, continually take on the role of a learner. I know only too well how one is humbled during the experience of learning. Yet, it is only by going through this period of discomfort that one can know the thrill of pushing oneself to a higher level. This is best described through the words of Thomas Payne, "...the more difficult the conflict, the more glorious the triumph." Helping learners be successful is a source of personal pride and accomplishment that makes tutoring so rewarding for me.
In 2011, while living in Illinois, I had to take the NCLEX-RN test to reactivate my nursing license. This was no easy task given I had been out of nursing school for 36 years. I diligently used a proprietary preparation program (Kaplan) and was able to pass the exam in the minimum number of 75 questions. In 2016 a test preparation company (Trivium Test Partners) hired me to both prepare and review 800 NCLEX-style questions. These questions are now part of four published test publications that prepare graduate nurses to pass the NCLEX-RN. In addition, my five years in outcome measurement research provides me a solid foundation to understand how test questions are best prepared.
As your teacher, I'm your best friend when it comes to helping you successfully pass the NCLEX exam. I'm especially strong in explaining complex concepts by making them understandable nuggets of knowledge. My teaching style views learning as best achieved in a caring, learning environment that nurtures the creative spirit by allowing experimentation within th
