pmabraham

pmabraham BSN, RN

Hospice, Palliative Care

Follower of Jesus • BSN, RN serving others as a Hospice RN Case Manager • Lifelong Learner

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  1. Aspen University RN to BSN

    pmabraham replied to didiko's topic in School, College Programs

    For those that went to Apsen, why Apsen over WGU? Thank y

  2. PA Act 31 Child Abuse Continuing Education Question

    pmabraham replied to pmabraham's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Thank

  3. PA Act 31 Child Abuse Continuing Education Question

    pmabraham posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Good day: Once you are an RN in PA, how often do you have to renew/retake the Act 31 3-hour class? Thank

  4. New nurse in a specialty field??

    pmabraham replied to Taylorbar9's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Pro, if the orientation is good, you learn the right way to do it the first time vs. breaking what might be bad habits. Con, if the orientation isn't good, well... Personally, if that's where you...

  5. Sliding scale prior to meals

    pmabraham replied to ocean.baby's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I work on a cardiac telemetry unit where most of our diabetics receive a sliding scale dose where the blood glucose is tested prior to their meal; some receive both a scheduled dose and the sliding...

  6. RN-MSN program at Aspen University

    pmabraham replied to mkdwhnpbc's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Please keep us up to date with your experiences, Vision

  7. Overwhelmed

    pmabraham replied to finneyd31's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hugs from a fellow new nurse. 1) What you are feeling is normal. 2) The caveat of what you are going through is that a good organization will provide several weeks of orientation (6 to 8 weeks or...

  8. Fox News says patients waiting to see a doctor will have to "settle for a nurse instead"

    pmabraham replied to FrancineRNfrannie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If it was CNN, we'd be hearing false news... so it's not the news station in so much as the public perception. The next time a visiting family for a patient asks you, the nurse, to get them some...

  9. What will my day be like?

    pmabraham replied to LPNTOBE2017's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work on a busy cardiac telemetry unit that from a point of view is a medsurg unit. What I am about to share will mimic previous posters. I typically come in before my shift starts so I can stay on...

  10. I Love My First Job

    pmabraham replied to PennNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I also appreciate my first RN job even though I'm only a few days out of orientation. Every employee/volunteer on our floor is very nice. While some days are rough from a patient load perspective, it...

  11. Questioning a doctors order

    pmabraham replied to MrsJt's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm a new RN just fresh out of orientation (yesterday was my 3rd day off orientation). I had a case yesterday that I had not questioned an order a patient who needed to be on an insulin drip would...

  12. Aspen University MSN

    pmabraham replied to nenurse1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Any updates from those attending Aspen in 2017? Thank

  13. WGU - Laptop questions

    pmabraham posted a topic in Western Governors University

    I start my RN to MSN program with WGU on 9/1. I'm looking to get a laptop in the $1,500 or less range to allow me greater choices as to where I will study, do homework, etc. Do any of you have any...

  14. DaVita New Grad questions

    pmabraham posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Good day: I just interviewed with DaVita in the Lancaster County, PA area; and, they shared the track for brand new graduate RN's (Jesus willing, I graduate this coming December 13th). They shared...

  15. WGU - Laptop questions

    pmabraham replied to pmabraham's topic in Western Governors University

    When I have free time (not often, but it does happen), I like to do light gaming. The cheaper laptops tend to have trouble with light

  16. RN to MSN Programs

    pmabraham replied to susie1969's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Try

  17. New Med Surg RN...feeling slow and low

    pmabraham replied to ShayRN0217's topic in General Nursing

    You are not alone. I started 2/6 of this year. I just posted on my FB page that my nurse educator monitored me for the 1st half of the day this past week (Wednesday); while I got positive criticism...

  18. New graduate: I don't feel competent enough :(

    pmabraham replied to tmjwe3's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto on the previous posters. Add 8 days of orientation isn't enough for a new grad. RN's where I work typically get 6 to 8 weeks of orientation (not including one week of system orientation). In...

  19. NP from MSN Informatics

    pmabraham posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Have any of you transitioned to NP from an MSN in Informatics? Thank

  20. Too old to start medsurge

    pmabraham replied to momtojosh's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 53 and just started my RN career on a busy 44-bed cardiac telemetry medsurg (though far more medical than surgical patients) unit. It's demanding mentally and physically; but doable. If you are...

  21. New Nurses

    pmabraham replied to shay95's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I made this serious mistake as a PCT. Do the communication in person (best case) or by

  22. 9 months of nursing & not confident

    pmabraham replied to asjohnson02's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What nursing journal(s) do you recommend for new grad RN's? What were the first signs you saw of the infarct? Thank you for

  23. New Grad- advice!!

    pmabraham replied to Beau&B's topic in Cardiac

    Good day Beau&B: I started on as CTU RN in early February. I use a MDF Sprague Rappaport Dual Head Stethoscope I got on sale for $19.99 on Amazon.com, and find it works better than my two...

  24. I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    pmabraham replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    A 30-minute personal phone call on company time is the 100% equivalent of stealing from the employer. Voice mail was an option as well as asking the party calling to call back when you are not on...

  25. PA BON Initial License: must take NCLEX within 1 yr completing education

    pmabraham replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Use Google? As if all we read on the Internet is true?