pmabraham

pmabraham BSN, RN

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  1. Trouble sleeping night before clinical? Advice to remedy?

    pmabraham replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    Good day: If I realize I'm going to have trouble sleeping, I make sure to exercise a little more than normal (if I'm able) as well as take one to two 200 mg chelated magnesium tablets after dinner....

  2. LaCharity

    pmabraham replied to shantel_92's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good day, Lev 1) D then A 2) C then B 3) B then A If not, the above, can you please post the answers? Thank

  3. Nursing students over 35

    pmabraham replied to MassNursetoB's topic in General Students

    Good day: I'm 51 and among the oldest in the RN program I'm attending. While I don't always have the physical energy of my much younger counterparts, I tend to keep up reading and studying wise. As...

  4. Working and nursing school

    pmabraham replied to Canadianmummy's topic in General Students

    Good day: It really depends on the program, and how well you can handle time management (i.e. discipline, focus, juggling, etc.). In the full-time RN program I am in, the professors encourage...

  5. Hyperkalemia

    pmabraham replied to geokaravasili's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Good day: Yes. Hypokalemia goes with alkalosis as hyperkalemia goes with acidosis. Thank

  6. Reading Hospital School of Nursing Acceptance

    pmabraham replied to xMrsLee's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi Kelly: Thank you for sharing about the dual enrollment between RHS and Alvernia. I did look at the RHS (good reputation) and Alveria mix; but at the time I looked (this was approximately 2 years...

  7. Reading Hospital School of Nursing Acceptance

    pmabraham replied to xMrsLee's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Good day, kellymullarkey: I started January 20th of this year at HACC where I completed my prerequisites; this is the 4th week of their two year (associate degree) RN program. HACC uses concept-based...

  8. Davita RN student bridge program interview

    pmabraham replied to cjb19's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Thank you for explaining the situation; I'm sorry to read about your frustration. I know some have used the DaVita LinkedIn area to push things forward....

  9. Reading Hospital School of Nursing Acceptance

    pmabraham replied to xMrsLee's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Thank you for sharing about RACC. Since my wife and I live halfway in between RACC and HACC, I picked HACC (for which I'm the start of their RN program). I do know RHS has a good reputation for...

  10. mandatory flu shot

    pmabraham replied to Mando7475's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Mando, I used to be completely against flu shots (not vaccinations in general, just flu shots) until I I had a doh moment... as a future (my goal) nuse (I'm in a RN program now), would I want to set...

  11. CNA before ADN?

    pmabraham replied to Cronin's topic in General Nursing

    Good day: I just found out (or maybe had my memory of it restored) that in Pennsylvania once you pass your first semester of nursing school (aka nursing fundamentals), you can take the test to become...

  12. Seeking advice for getting first PCT job

    pmabraham replied to pmabraham's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Good day, The Commuter: Thank you for your prompt and well thought out reply. I have my healthcare provider CPR certification. If I understand correctly, that is BLS; correct? I'll look into the...

  13. First semester nursing student

    pmabraham replied to emilyGS21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Good day, Emily: I've found this article helpful from pre-nursing to being a RN student (it is my first semester as well): https://allnurses.com/pre-nursing-student/how-to-get-846733.html...

  14. Do you need bsn to get your msn

    pmabraham replied to Miri323's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Good day: Check with the universities for which might apply. In our geographic area, one of the universities has a program where if you are already a RN with an associate degree, you can go for your...

  15. Davita RN student bridge program interview

    pmabraham replied to cjb19's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Good day, cbj: While I don't have an answer, would you mind sharing how you got the interview? I've been applying to Davita (they have two locations near me) for the past several months now without...

  16. Reading Hospital School of Nursing Acceptance

    pmabraham replied to xMrsLee's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Good day, MrsLee: The BSN isn't about gen-ed classes in so far as classes specific to nursing. RACC (or any community college) would still be approximately 1 year ahead of a diploma program. Thank...

  17. What do you do when you have to "read everything in the book"?

    pmabraham replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    Good day, Summers3: What I've been trying to do in keeping up with all of the readings is trying to put myself in the position of a nurse. Will this keep my patient safe? Will this hurt my patient?...

  18. What do you do when you have to "read everything in the book"?

    pmabraham replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    A humble opinion wouldn't be so judgemental. Everyone has their strong and weak points; maybe the new grad nurse wasn't an expert in

  19. Need help with Med/Surg?

    pmabraham replied to polka-dot's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you so much Polka-dot. If there are others, please email to [email protected] if you don't mind. Thank

  20. Reading Hospital School of Nursing Acceptance

    pmabraham replied to xMrsLee's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Good day, xMrsLee: While I ended up going to a different nursing school, when I first applied with RHS, they were very prompt through the TEAS, then fell of the face of the earth. I do recommend...

  21. I have forgotten a lot of the material covered in pre-requesites (Anatomy & Phy). Help

    pmabraham replied to unknowngenius10's topic in General Students

    Good day: I took A&P I in the fall of 2013 where I learned 208 bones / bone markings, 160ish muscles, and I don't recall the count of the veins and arteries. Since that class (AP2,...

  22. Tips for Surviving the 1st Semester of Nursing School

    pmabraham replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    Good day: What's the name of the book? Thank

  23. Day to day informatics questions to LPN's and RN's

    pmabraham posted a topic in General Nursing

    Good day: I'm currently a nursing student who has not worked in a hospital setting in order to know the day to day ins and outs of what LPN's and RN's go through when working with informatics. It is...

  24. Day to day informatics questions to LPN's and RN's

    pmabraham replied to pmabraham's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you very much. I was in I.T. for 3 decades before going back to nursing school (classes start next week), but as I'm not a nurse interacting with nursing computer systems, I wasn't sure how day...

  25. HACC spring semester 2015, evening clinicals

    pmabraham replied to pjn5002's topic in General Students

    Good day: I'm starting Spring 2015 as well for the day program. As Ravieopoo shared some things you do have to buy from the bookstore, and others you can get from other sources. For better or worse...