melissamabd DNP, RN

melissamabd has 44 years experience as a DNP, RN and specializes in Nursing Ed, Med Errors.

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1. Please...please...Help

   melissamabd replied to Prernafraid's topic in General Students

   Hi-- I'm a nursing professor with 40 years of nursing experience. I teach pharmacology, fundamentals, med-surg, and psychiatric nursing. I'm not sure why any RN would state they don't need chemistry to function; makes me wonder what they do at work....

2. Need Advice on Accused Medication Error

   melissamabd replied to Shannon Dull Dunlevy's topic in General Students

   Hi-- my research is about medication errors. I am not convinced this was an error; and actually, nursing needs to change its culture. We are not perfect, never will be, just as we're not perfect in other areas of life. The edict that we should be ...

3. MD OR RN

   melissamabd replied to Easlyn12's topic in Pre-Nursing

   This question speaks to the very basic one: what do you want to do in life? If you want to be a physician, you want to diagnose and treat illness on a tertiary preventive basis. Nursing, on the other hand, is not at all like medicine. Nursing dea...

4. What does pathological effects mean?

   melissamabd replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in Student Assist

   Pathology is the study of sickness; kind of a general concept. I am guessing they're asking you for pathological consequences of this disorder; in other words, what could happen? how serious is it? How likely is it? What would make these possibi...

5. Got fired for a medication error

   melissamabd replied to Sonyab's topic in Medications

   OK... But think of the possible consequences. Were anything to go wrong, the first question from an adversarial attorney would be what was assessed and known prior to acting. I hear your real-time world perspective. So many things go into whether or ...

6. Failing... Pls help!!

   melissamabd replied to mininurse24's topic in Male Students

   It's true... there are a few ways to fail. Is it theory, skills validations, clinical time? If it's theory, there are a few things that may help. You need to do more than master what the book, lectures, and powerpoints say... you then need to be a...

7. Got fired for a medication error

   melissamabd replied to Sonyab's topic in Medications

   It's time to use these two episodes as learning experiences. You need to go back to nursing fundamentals and the rules of proper medication administration, and there are many. To give medications safely, you need to have an assessment on your patie...

8. Slow nursing jobs? So I can go back to school.

   melissamabd replied to countrygirl1234's topic in General Nursing

   How about weekend track? It's the most efficient use of your time; work your 24 hours, be paid full-time, with benefits, and have all week to do your schoolwork.

9. New graduate question

   melissamabd replied to jessicarami's topic in New Nurse

   Yes, it's an unparalleled experience and whatever you do afterward, your experience (or the lack thereof) will always be evident to those of us who have done this. I know several APRNs with little to no experience and it's obvious they are missing a...

10. Should I quit nursing school?

    melissamabd replied to Guest1005095's topic in General Students

    I think this is akin to marrying someone because he/she is an honest person with a job who doesn't hit you. It will become very difficult to negotiate the waters if you have no passion for this cause, it isn't your calling/vocation. Actually, it's ...

11. Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

    melissamabd replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    As a community health nurse of 31 years, I have to disagree with the idea that home care is a great last resort for new grads without experience. How can you make critical decisions alone in a house with no experience? Example: you are reassessing an...

12. Does where you go for graduate nursing school matter?

    melissamabd replied to lyndsmar's topic in Post Graduate

    I think you would do well to ask yourself additional questions here. This is far more than blue collar training for a "job". It's a profession, which is nearly the opposite. Will you be furthering your education? It won't be too long before a doct...

13. I didn't get into Nursing School!! Help!!

    melissamabd replied to Jordan1927's topic in General Students

    I think you need to reflect on why you have a 2.98, because nursing school is completely different and more difficult than the average prerequisite course. Many nursing students drop a grade or two once they matriculate in nursing courses because th...

14. Am I right or my teacher?!

    melissamabd replied to Tobenursemj's topic in Student Assist

    I'm going to ask you to critically think about your questioning your educator. Does he/she have credentials such as a master's degree, R.N. licensure, and experience? What would enable you to reason about nursing issues more ably than this person? ...

15. I have an Unhelpful instructor

    melissamabd replied to stephey's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry you're having a hard time. As a nursing instructor, I do expect students to show the ability to read and learn accordingly, because that's a requirement for ongoing competency in the profession. However, you need a great deal of support as ...