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Nursing Tutor | Clinical Judgment & Critical Thinking Coach
Shara S.

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Learning how to think is what transforms nursing students into confident clinicians. If you are studying for hours but your scores are not improving, it may not be about working harder—it may be about learning differently.

Whether you are beginning nursing school, repeating a nursing course, preparing for NCLEX, or struggling with a care plan or research assignment, success comes from understanding concepts, recognizing patterns, and applying knowledge. That's the approach you'll find...

Learning how to think is what transforms nursing students into confident clinicians. If you are studying for hours but your scores are not improving, it may not be about working harder—it may be about learning differently.

Whether you are beginning nursing school, repeating a nursing course, preparing for NCLEX, or struggling with a care plan or research assignment, success comes from understanding concepts, recognizing patterns, and applying knowledge. That's the approach you'll find here. These build clinical judgment, stronger exam strategies, and confidence for nursing school, NCLEX, and ultimately delivering the safe patient care our future patients deserve.

The goal is to help you become an independent learner who knows how to tackle new problems long after our tutoring sessions are over. Together, we will focus on the “why” behind the answer so you can stop guessing and start thinking like a nurse. Finally understand WHY the “best” answer really is “the best.”
The goal is not to make you dependent on tutoring; it is to help you become an independent learner who can approach new challenges with confidence.

Ask me about my Critical Thinking Jump Start packages for new nursing students, nursing course support, NCLEX preparation, research and writing support, or study strategy coaching.
Need a quick question answered? I’m happy to answer brief questions by message at no charge for my students. If a topic needs more discussion, we can schedule a focused 15-minute session rather than a full hour. For exam preparation, a 90-minute session can focus on high-yield content while strengthening your analysis and clinical reasoning.

My mission: Help you become an independent learner who approaches new challenges with confidence. As your confidence grows, you'll need me less—and that's exactly the goal. When you need guidance, encouragement, or a fresh perspective, I'll be standing in the wings, ready to lend a hand.

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Education

University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
Nursing
University of MO-Kansas City
Masters

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $60
  • Rate details: Hourly rates reflect course, frequency, and pro-rated(15min-2 hours). Cancellation fee is hourly rate for missed session, less than 24hr notice. If late, text me; we can use remaining time.
  • Lesson cancellation: 24 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 4/2/2016

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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ADHD

ADHD

Is your nursing school structured in ways that work against the way your brain works? In a single week, nursing students may have to shift between several very different cognitive modes: absorbing a lecture, working through lengthy ATI assessments, reading dense textbooks, performing physical skills in lab, hyperfocusing during simulation, recognizing patterns under pressure in clinical, developing a care plan, and then preparing for an exam that requires yet another way of thinking. If your brain works differently, that constant switching can make nursing school feel far harder than your actual understanding of the material would suggest. You may know the content but struggle to get started. You may understand what needs to be done but have difficulty prioritizing everything competing for your attention. You may work intensely for hours and still feel as though you accomplished very little. And it can be especially frustrating when it seems like everyone else has figured out how to stay organized and on top of nursing school. As an experienced nursing educator and tutor, I help nursing students with ADHD identify strategies that actually work for their individual learning and organizational needs. Rather than simply trying harder or forcing yourself to use systems that don't fit, we look at where your current approach is breaking down and develop practical strategies that work with the way your brain functions. Sessions can focus on studying, organization, prioritization, assignment management, test preparation, task initiation, follow-through, and developing sustainable routines for nursing school success. My work is educational and focused on academic strategies for nursing school; it does not involve ADHD diagnosis or treatment.
Anatomy

Anatomy

I help students understand anatomy by connecting structure to function rather than relying on memorizing endless lists of terms. We can use visual resources, 3D models, diagrams, videos, retrieval practice, and quizzing to make the material more understandable and easier to remember. I also connect anatomy to physiology so you can understand why the structures matter and how they work together in the body. If it's been a while since you've taken A&P, that's completely fine—we'll start with a brief review of the foundational anatomy and physiology you need and build from there. My goal is to help students identify what matters most for your course and exams and develop a study approach that works for you. I help students decide what matters, understanding it visually and conceptually, and learning how to study it effectively. Consider a 1–2 session individual A&P Study Smarter workshop where we'll look at how students currently study, identify what isn't working, explore effective visual and interactive resources, learn how to use active recall and practice questions, and build a study system tailored to the student's course and learning style. The goal isn't to memorize everything in the textbook—it's to identify what matters, understand it, retrieve it, and apply it.
Cooking

Cooking

I've been cooking all my life. I've studied and taught various aspects of cooking and using whole foods for the past 20 years. My special interests are gluten & dairy free, a plant-based diet, dehydrating foods, and raw cooking, which admittedly seems a little odd to list under 'cooking.' I have personal experience rotating my own diet to avoid significant food allergies. I've taught both basic and advanced nutrition courses in an online format for a college for over ten years. I’m not a chef, certified nutritionist, or a registered dietitian, but I am a registered nurse. If you need some help in any of these areas, I’d be glad to help.
English

English

Excelling in your English courses will help you become an overall better communicator, strengthen your writing skills, particularly in preparation for upper level courses, and help you to understand human perspectives developed by reading a wide variety of literature. I focus primarily on written and oral communication and development of your ability to express your thoughts, beliefs, and ideas in writing. I hold both a BSN and MSN which required language arts, writing, research papers, and courses applying these skills. High school/college - I tutored online upper high school-early college classes in English grammar and research writing from 1999-2012. I’ve also held various university faculty positions for over 10 years in which I helped assist and guide students with their research papers. Master’s, Business professionals - I’ve tutored MBA and Master and PhD level nursing students with their research. We review topic brainstorming, paper organization (outline), research, support of the thesis or pico(t), and adherence to required guidelines.
Executive Functioning

Executive Functioning

Not many careers are as information—and decision-making—heavy as nursing. Nursing school requires students to continually organize, interpret, integrate, and apply large amounts of information, whether preparing for an exam, participating in simulation, completing assignments, or managing clinical responsibilities. Executive functioning strategies that work in a general academic setting don't always translate easily to the realities of nursing school, where students must manage competing priorities while also learning to think and make decisions like nurses. As a long-practicing nurse and nursing educator/tutor with extensive experience in both classroom and clinical settings, I understand the unique demands nursing students face. I regularly work with students who struggle with planning, organization, prioritization, task initiation, follow-through, and managing competing nursing-related academic responsibilities. Together, we identify where the breakdowns are occurring and develop practical systems that fit the student's actual schedule, courses, learning needs, and clinical responsibilities. The goal isn't simply to become more organized. It's to develop a workable system that allows you to manage your heavy workload, learn more effectively, follow through on responsibilities, and ultimately apply what you know to your clinical decisions and patient care.
HESI (Nursing exam)

HESI (Nursing exam)

These exams seek to determine if you can read and write well enough to get through your future textbooks and write evidence-based papers, know math well enough to read charts, graphs, and do medication dosage calculations, and will be able apply your math and science knowledge to reason through real clinical problems. Look at this exam as a transition to a higher “application-level” of thinking. I work with students who are preparing for nursing prerequisites, returning to school after years away, struggling with one or two specific sections, or wanting to build a stronger foundation before nursing school, using this HESI/TEAS preparation as a bridge into LPN, ADN, BSN and accelerated nursing schools, developing the study and critical-thinking habits that will matter long after the entrance exam. Depending on your starting point and timeline, we'll identify your highest-priority areas and develop a focused approach rather than trying to study everything equally. We can work on A&P, biology, chemistry, math, reading, grammar, vocabulary, test-taking strategies, or a combination. If you're short on time, that's especially important. We don't need to cover everything—we need to make the time you have count. First, we’ll figure out what you need to know, where you're losing points, and how to approach questions when you don't immediately know the answer. Secondly, this is about learning to apply your knowledge, recognize patterns, solve problems, prioritize, and make decisions.
Nursing

Nursing

Nursing school can be difficult for reasons that aren't always obvious. Sometimes the problem is a content gap. Sometimes it's knowing how to study nursing material. Sometimes you understand the material but can't translate it into exam questions. That's where I can help. As a case manager, I’ve spent years doing something I see many students struggle with—gathering large amounts of information from widely varied sources and using it to figure out, “What matters most? What do we need to do next?” Essentially, this is clinical judgment, and it is exactly what they are asking of you on your exams. With a broad background across multiple nursing disciplines including in case management, leadership, community health, pediatrics, PICU, maternal-child health, NICU, behavioral health, geriatrics, nursing research/QI, nursing education and more, I can work with nursing students across programs, levels, and subjects—from LPN and ADN students to BSN and accelerated programs—on core nursing subjects, dosage calculations, midterms and finals, exit exams, NCLEX-style preparation, and graduate-level studies. My approach is individualized. Rather than simply reviewing everything in the textbook, we'll identify why you're struggling and what needs to change. That may mean identifying the “irreducible minimum” of knowledge that you must know (not all content is equally important), clarifying difficult concepts, connecting information across systems, practicing clinical reasoning, learning how to analyze questions, or leveling up how you're studying. In short, I’m a problem-solving tutor; I’ll help you learn how to think through the problem— not just get an answer. Maybe, like many nursing students, you feel like “I know the material, but I'm not passing.” That's a problem we can investigate rather than simply responding by giving you even more material to memorize. That’s not usually the root problem. Root problems can surprise us. For example, increasingly I see students trying to rely on AI to solve common learning concer
Nutrition

Nutrition

I help students prepare for nutrition exams by focusing on the concepts they actually need to understand and apply rather than simply memorizing lists. We can work through macronutrients and micronutrients, digestion and absorption, metabolism, nutrition across the lifespan, therapeutic diets, deficiencies and excesses, and the connections between nutrition and health. Need help with a nutrition paper? Whether you need help organizing ideas, developing a thesis and argument, strengthening paragraphs, integrating sources, improving grammar and mechanics, or revising a draft, we'll work on the skills behind the paper—not simply fix the paper for you. I also help students use AI thoughtfully when their program permits it—using it as a learning and revision tool rather than allowing it to replace their own thinking. I can also help with nutrition calculations and application questions, including breaking complicated-looking problems into manageable steps. If you're preparing for an exam, we can identify your weak areas, review the underlying concepts, and use practice questions to strengthen recall and application.
Physiology

Physiology

Physiology becomes much easier when you understand how and why the body works, rather than trying to memorize isolated facts. I help students connect anatomy and normal physiology to the changes that occur with disease, making it easier to understand pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, labs, and ultimately nursing priorities. My goal is to help students identify what matters most for your course and exams and develop a study approach that works for you. I help students decide what matters, understanding it visually and conceptually, and learning how to study it effectively. If it's been some time since you took A&P, we'll begin with a focused review of the anatomy and physiology you need before moving into more complex material. We'll use visual explanations, videos, diagrams, active recall, quizzing, and other resources that fit the way you learn. The goal is not to memorize everything in the textbook—it's to understand the most important concepts, recognize how they connect, and apply them on exams and in future nursing courses. Consider a 1–2 session individual A&P Study Smarter workshop where we'll look at how students currently study, identify what isn't working, explore effective visual and interactive resources, learn how to use active recall and practice questions, and build a study system tailored to the student's course and learning style. The goal isn't to memorize everything in the textbook—it's to identify what matters, understand it, retrieve it, and apply it.
Proofreading

Proofreading

Need another set of eyes before you submit something? I can review papers, assignments, presentations, and other academic writing for grammar, punctuation, spelling, sentence clarity, organization, consistency, and formatting. I can also help you identify places where your meaning isn't clear or where a paragraph or section needs stronger organization. For nursing and other health-professions students, I can also review AMA and APA 7 formatting, citations, references, headings, tables, and overall alignment with assignment requirements. My goal is to help you submit work that is polished and clearly communicates your ideas—not to rewrite it for you.
Public Speaking

Public Speaking

Public speaking is one of the most common fears—and it is a skill that can be learned. I help students become more comfortable and effective speakers by working on preparation, organization, content, audience awareness, delivery, and the verbal and nonverbal habits that affect how a speaker is perceived. We can work with an upcoming speech or presentation while developing skills that transfer to future classes, careers, and everyday communication. We'll practice at your level and work on the areas that matter most to you, including posture and poise, voice, diction, pacing, eye contact, confidence, managing nervousness, and using visual aids such as PowerPoint or Keynote. Whether you don't know where to begin or already have a draft and need help making it stronger, we'll break the process into manageable steps and practice together.
Social Work

Social Work

My professional background includes extensive case management experience, including community nursing and trauma-informed care, so many of the concepts and skills you're encountering in social work are familiar territory for me. I can help with coursework, discussion posts, papers, case-based questions, and exam preparation. I’m able to take a complicated body of content, identify what you don't understand, and help you reason through it—not simply memorize it. While I don't position myself as a social-work licensing-exam tutor, I can certainly help you build the knowledge, reasoning, and study skills you need throughout your undergraduate or graduate program.
Study Skills

Study Skills

If you've been told to “just study harder” but the usual lecture, textbook, notes, and flashcard routine isn't working, let's figure out what does work for you. I help students identify how they currently learn, where their study process breaks down, and which strategies can make learning more efficient and effective. We can work on planning, organization, time management, active learning, memory and retrieval, test preparation, and turning large amounts of course material into a manageable study plan. I have particular experience helping nursing students who struggle with executive functioning, attention, dyslexia, and other barriers to traditional study approaches, but many of the strategies are useful across many college programs. The goal isn't to give you another rigid study system—it's to help you develop a personal learning system you can actually use.
TEAS

TEAS

HESI A2 & ATI TEAS 7 tutoring is not just about reviewing content. These exams seek to determine if you can read and write well enough to get through your future textbooks, write evidence-based research papers, know math well enough to read charts, graphs, and do medication dosage calculations, and apply your math and science knowledge to critically reason through real clinical problems. Look at this exam as a transition to a higher - “application-level” - of thinking. I work with students who are preparing for nursing prerequisites, returning to school after years away, struggling with one or two specific sections, or wanting to build a stronger foundation before nursing school, using this HESIA2/TEAS7 preparation as a bridge into LPN, ADN, BSN and accelerated nursing schools, developing the study and critical-thinking habits that will matter long after the entrance exam. Depending on your starting point and timeline, we'll identify your highest-priority areas and develop a focused approach rather than trying to study everything equally. We can work on A&P, biology, chemistry, math, reading, grammar, vocabulary, test-taking strategies, or a combination. If you're short on time, that's especially important. We don't need to cover everything—we need to make the time you have count. First, we’ll figure out what you need to know, where you're losing points, and how to approach questions when you don't immediately know the answer. Secondly, this is about learning to apply your knowledge, recognize patterns, solve problems, prioritize, and make decisions.
Vocabulary

Vocabulary

As an IXL certified tutor and nursing instructor, I can help you strengthen your vocabulary in this fun, but structured platform. Additionally, if you plan to take the HESI or TEAS or other pre-healthcare entrance exam, we can work on building your medical terminology.
Writing

Writing

I help students develop stronger academic writing by starting where they are and building from there. Whether you need help organizing ideas, developing a thesis and argument, strengthening paragraphs, integrating sources, improving grammar and mechanics, or revising a draft, we'll work on the skills behind the paper—not simply fix the paper for you. I work with high school and college writers as well as nursing and other health-professions students, evidence-based writing, research papers, EBP projects, and doctoral-level academic work, primarily with APA 7 and AMA formatting, When permitted by your program, I can also help you use AI responsibly as a learning, brainstorming, and revision tool while keeping your own reasoning and voice at the center of the work. I have particular experience with nursing and health-professions writing, from undergraduate theory and research papers through master’s level evidence-based practice, patient care outcomes, healthcare policy projects and doctoral quality-improvement work. My goal is to help you understand what your assignment and rubric are asking, develop your own ideas and evidence into a logical argument, and communicate your thinking clearly and confidently.
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Ratings and Reviews

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Patient and encouraging

I came to Shara for tutoring when I was truly struggling in nursing school. I found it so hard to understand and retain everything before exams, and I felt overwhelmed. But Shara changed that for me. She was patient, encouraging, and walked with me every step of the way—not just through nursing school, but all the way to the NCLEX. Her tutoring sessions were more than just study time; they were confidence-building moments. Shara helped me learn how to critically think like a nurse, and that made all the difference. I actually looked forward to our sessions because I knew I was learning and growing with her guidance. Fun fact: before I took the NCLEX, one of my professors doubted I would pass on the first try. But I did it—I passed on my first attempt—and Shara played a huge role in making that happen. I truly couldn’t have done it without her support and belief in me. She not only helped me succeed, but also reminded me that I was capable, every step of the way.

Jessica, 22 lessons with Shara
Tutor responded:

Thank you so much for your kind words, Jessica! YOU did all the “heavy lifting!” I’ve loved working with you and am excited to follow your next steps in your NICU nurse residency! Shara

Excellent and patient tutor

Shara is incredibly kind and patient. My daughter was quite emotional about her current status as a nursing student, yet Shara was able to calm her down, reassure her and help her understand what she needs to do to catch up and be successful in her Pathophysiology course. I highly recommend her!

Melissa, 1 lesson with Shara
Tutor responded:

Thank you so much for the feedback, Melissa! .It's just what nurses (and parents) do, albeit usually in person and perhaps adding a reassuring hug, right?. I'm grateful that what we BOTH said and did in that moment stabilized her situation enough for her to recover her own natural resilience. She really did push through and now has a little breathing room and time to regroup!

Knowledgeable, patient and supportive

Ms. Shara has been there for me since the initiation of my DNP project; her sincere guidance and care are unmatched. She assists not only academically but also spiritually and emotionally. She taught me how to conduct research and deliver verbal presentations, despite my speech impediment. My assist me in rebuilding my confidence. If I were financially equipped, I would pay her more than she asked for her services. She is a true and rare gem. Money well spent. Thank you, Ms. Shara.

Waveney, 72 lessons with Shara
Tutor responded:

Thank you for taking the time to leave such a thoughtful review. It means more than you know. A DNP QI often feels overwhelming, and if your words help even one student find the confidence to keep going, you've made a difference beyond your own success. It was a privilege to work with you. Seeing students reach goals they once thought were impossible is why I tutor. Congratulations on all you've accomplished!

Good feedback on writing

What I like about her feedback is that it sticks with your writing and highlights areas for improvement, even if the subject is not her specialty. But the specialty must be in the field of "helping" professions, such as nursing, teaching, and therapy. Plus, good with doctoral students like me (class assignments).

Keith, 44 lessons with Shara

Amazing

She was very patient and understanding. Also gave you ample time to complete things and heard you out when you didn’t understand something so she can help you. She gives multiple study ways and makes you put in effort.

Gabby, 3 lessons with Shara

Thoughtful professional tutor

Shara goes above and beyond to ensure that the materials requiring assistance are broken down into bite-sized pieces that are easy to understand. She is thoughtful, professional, knowledgeable, and kind.

Beautiful, 10 lessons with Shara

Rigid, high pressure tutoring style; NOT student centered

Unfortunately, this tutoring relationship was not a good fit. While Shara appears knowledgeable, her tutoring style was very rigid and one-size-fits-all, and it did not accommodate my documented learning challenges or current academic context. Rather than focusing on collaborative, course-specific support, the approach centered heavily on prescriptive study philosophies that felt inflexible and overwhelming. The experience also involved pressure to purchase multiple external resources (including textbooks and programs such as Simple Nursing) and follow a tightly controlled schedule. This created significant stress and left little room to pause, recover, or adjust — even during academic break periods. The most concerning part was receiving extensive written judgments about my motivation and independence before the semester had even begun, instead of supportive, adaptive academic guidance. These evaluations were made without allowing time to assess my engagement, progress, or learning needs within the actual course. I ultimately found a different tutor who is more patient, flexible, and focused on meeting students where they are academically, which has been a much better experience. I would caution students who need individualized, disability-aware, or lower-pressure tutoring to ask very clear questions up front about flexibility, required materials, and scheduling expectations before committing. --- Aleeza Kane., Nursing Student)

Aleeza, 4 lessons with Shara
Tutor responded:

I’m sorry to read this review following only four tutoring sessions. My work focused on the student’s stated goals at the outset: developing a consistent study process she has not previously had and preparing early for the upcoming semester with an agreed-upon two-week plan of 4-5 hours supported self-study daily. I provided structured guidance, step-by-step support, and additional unpaid time to create both short-term and semester study plans aligning with her learning challenges. I regularly work with nursing students who have learning challenges, and many succeed when provided with structured methods and targeted resources—often supplementing support their programs are unable to offer. The recommendations made were appropriate, low cost, and commonly effective; however, minimal use reduced their potential impact in this instance. As sessions progressed, differing expectations around goals, communication, and session structure emerged, and plans changed multiple times. For this reason, I voluntarily suggested—prior to the student review—that another tutor might be a better fit. I sincerely hope the student receives the consistent, well-aligned support needed for her upcoming complex, peds, and nursing research courses. Readers are encouraged to review other student feedback reflecting my long-term work with nursing students across a range of learning needs.

Very knowledgeable and professional

She is very knowledgeable and relatable. She breaks things down for a great understanding and content review!!! she glows when she tutors/teaches. You can tell she enjoys helping others. Can’t wait to work with her again

Jade, 3 lessons with Shara

Knowledgeable

I recently worked with Shara for the first time, and I was genuinely impressed. Even though it was our first session together, she was incredibly patient, prepared, and supportive. She explained concepts in a way that made sense to me and helped me feel more confident in my understanding.

Karen, 1 lesson with Shara

Very knowledgeable. And resourceful!

I schedule the session with shara, and I am 100% satisfied I accomplished What I need it. She help me with my TEAS test prep. I'm definitely scheduled with her soon .And even after I enter my RN program. She has a lot of patience and will go out of her way to help you. She's amazing. I'm so glad we worked together

Irene, 1 lesson with Shara