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RN · Medical-Surgical nurse & health writer
Meet Nathan, a registered nurse with over five years of experience in Medical-Surgical care, based in New York City. Having worked with a wide range of patients through some of their most vulnerable moments, Nathan brings a grounded, real-world perspective to his writing on healthcare. His goal is simple: to bridge the gap between medical knowledge and everyday understanding, making health topics feel less intimidating and more empowering for everyone. When he's not caring for patients, Nathan channels his passion for medicine into writing that educates, comforts and inspires.
Nursing school is expensive, but there is funding set aside specifically for nursing students. Here is how the FAFSA, federal scholarships, association awards, and state and hospital programs work, who qualifies, and how to build a strategy that actually gets you funded.
Online nursing school is real and growing — but "fully online" RN programs are mostly a myth. Pre-licensure ADN and BSN programs still require in-person clinicals and labs. Here are the honest pros, the cons people gloss over, and how to vet a program before you enroll.
Score 72% on a practice test, then 68% on the real TEAS? You are probably using practice tests as quizzes instead of learning tools. Here are the seven mistakes that flatten your score — and the protocol that turns every practice test into real study.
The fastest route to RN depends on where you start: an Accelerated BSN if you already hold a degree, an ADN if you do not. Here are the realistic timelines for every fast-track path, what each costs you, and the one step they all share — the NCLEX-RN.
If you study for hours and still fail nursing exams, the problem is usually how you study, not how much. Here are the three habits that quietly sink scores — cramming, passive rereading, and struggling alone — and the evidence-based fixes that replace them.
Studying 25 hours a week and still getting Bs and Cs? More hours is not the fix. These seven techniques — drawn from decades of cognitive-psychology research — help nursing students retain more in less time by replacing passive review with active learning.
Anatomy and physiology is 18 of the 44 scored questions on the TEAS 7 Science section — the single largest content area. Here is each body system in the detail the test rewards, exactly how A&P questions are framed, and a 4-week plan to master it.
The TEAS 7 English & Language Usage section is 37 questions in 37 minutes across conventions of standard English, knowledge of language, and vocabulary. Here is exactly what ATI tests, the high-yield grammar rules, the traps that cost points, and a two-week plan to pass.
The TEAS 7 Math section is 38 questions in 57 minutes across Numbers & Algebra and Measurement & Data. Here is exactly what ATI tests, the high-yield topics that win the most points, the metric and dosage conversions to drill, and a two-week study plan.
Bad TEAS advice spreads fast in study groups and Reddit threads, and some of it costs you real points. Here are seven of the most common ATI TEAS 7 myths — about cramming, practice tests, the English section, calculators, and retakes — and the reality behind each one.
There is no single passing score on the TEAS 7 — ATI reports a Total Score and a preparedness level, and every nursing program sets its own cut score. Here is how scoring actually works, what counts as competitive, and how to find the number your program requires.
The TEAS 7 Reading section is 45 questions in 55 minutes across Key Ideas & Details, Craft & Structure, and Integration of Knowledge & Ideas. Here is the official ATI breakdown, the highest-yield skills, the wrong-answer traps, and a timing plan so you never leave a question blank.