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. Becoming One with Your Coffee

    pmabraham replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Good day: I drink anywhere from 32 to 48 ounces of coffee a day; sometimes more, sometimes less. Though the other day I saw the following Caffeine overdose killed high school senior, coroner finds -...

  2. Nurses: If Florence Could See Us Now

    pmabraham posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you have NetFlix check out "Nurses: If Florence Could See Us Now" It is available via streaming. http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Nurses-If-Florence-Could-See-Us-Now/70270428?trkid=1660 For me,...

  3. SCOTUS

    pmabraham replied to OC_An Khe's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Individuals run corporations and those individuals have rights like the rest of them. Talk to President Obama and the democrats who control the senate (which has been blocking house bills left and...

  4. Minimimun wage raise will it affect us

    pmabraham replied to millita2488's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Good day: One of the many reasons why raising minimum wage hurts people (rather than helping) is that skilled labor typically has their pay based on factors unrelated to the prevailing minimum wage....

  5. SCOTUS

    pmabraham replied to OC_An Khe's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Good day, toomuchbaloney: Faith and religion are not one in the same. Corporations are run by individuals not robots; those individuals do not leave what they believe in at the door of their house...

  6. Medical staff warned: Keep your mouths shut about illegal immigrants or face arrest

    pmabraham replied to Hotfornursing's topic in Infectious Disease

    Good day: Other news sources are reporting it. Did you know the major networks avoided the VA scandal? So if Fox News cannot be relied upon, whom should we trust? The stations that don't report the...

  7. what did you have a previous degree in before you went into nursing?

    pmabraham replied to RNtobe23's topic in General Nursing

    Good day, RNtobe23: Associate degree in business computer science in 1984. The long answer even for the short version. My wife asked me one day while we were on a walk if I could see myself doing...

  8. Microbiology

    pmabraham replied to lmnop2's topic in General Students

    Good day, lmnop2 I used The Microbial World and You to test my understanding of each chapter. I would do a quick review of the chapter, do a test; then really review the chapter, do the test. Before...

  9. Male pediatric nurses?

    pmabraham replied to FutureNurseKyle's topic in Pediatric

    Good day: I appreciate the OP asking the question and each of you taking the time to answer. I'm still open for what area I may end up in as I'm still waiting for acceptance into clinicals. One of...

  10. Obamacare? what are your thoughts

    pmabraham replied to nija315's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Good day: Health care insurance does not equal access to health care. Obamacare was forced upon us by President Obama and the democrats; the vote for it was forced without enough time to read it, and...

  11. SCOTUS

    pmabraham replied to OC_An Khe's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Good day: Hobby Lobby covered 16 contraceptives prior to the case, and will continue to cover 16 contraceptives after the case. They, Conestoga Wood, and others did not want to be forced to pay for...

  12. End Of Life Care

    pmabraham replied to staciyac4's topic in General Students

    Good day, staciyac4: I enjoyed your presentation (I watched and listened to the YouTube.com version). After just finishing an effective communications class, I was pleased to see how well you did the...

  13. Failed, venting, don't know what to do =\

    pmabraham replied to Eithanhunt's topic in General Students

    Hugs Eithanhunt. I'm so sorry for your experience which should have been extremely different. Don't give up on

  14. WANTED: Study Tips

    pmabraham replied to PSyChRnBSn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Good day, lakfuturenurse I've found https://allnurses.com/pre-nursing-student/how-get-any-846733.html to be helpful for every class. ]Here are some links that may be useful in terms of improving...

  15. Study Help

    pmabraham replied to HolisticRN2016's topic in General Students

    Good day, I found https://allnurses.com/pre-nursing-student/how-get-any-846733.html to be helpful for every class I've taken. ]Here are some links that may be useful in terms of improving overall...

  16. Is cheating a double standard?

    pmabraham replied to 28studentsfailed's topic in General Students

    Good day, 28studentsfailed: Where will cheating get you if cheating was tolerated at your school? Maybe to graduation, then what? Hope the NCLEX system allows cheating; if not, fail it because you...

  17. Advice/Opinions on Nursing Schools

    pmabraham replied to ACallin's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day, ACallin: Stay with nationally accredited schools to save yourself money and headaches -- not only now, but down the road should you require or desire additional edition. Look at...

  18. Just got my acceptance letter!

    pmabraham replied to RjSmithTec's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations

  19. The best planner/organizer?

    pmabraham replied to LPN709's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day, LPN504: I use Google Calendar so I only have to enter the data once, then I have it on my desktop, ipad, android-phone. Professors often provide PDF's in Word or PDF format, so I will often...

  20. Applying To Nursing School - Discouraged

    pmabraham replied to FrannieMac's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day, FrannieMac: Part of https://allnurses.com/pre-nursing-student/i-want-nurse-916987.html for which TheCommuter posted shares about going for a LVN/LPN. That might be an option. You could...

  21. afraid of failing nursing!

    pmabraham replied to AspiringRN27's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day, AspiringRN27: May I suggest going to a local, nationally accredited, community college and taking a handful of prerequisites. Start off with just one class, give it your very best. Then go...

  22. Who's taking summer courses?

    pmabraham replied to kwilson251's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day: This past week I finished a fast-paced six week effective communications (public speaking) class; tomorrow, I start a fast paced (4 days a week lecture, 2 lab days) chemistry class. What...

  23. Voice Recorders for Lectures

    pmabraham replied to AngChick03's topic in General Students

    Good day, AngChick03: I've been using Amazon.com: Sony Digital Flash Voice Recorder (ICD-PX312): Office Products since last June; it works very well. I use the software that comes with the recorder to...

  24. Should i take a science each semester? Need help w. scheduale

    pmabraham replied to Freashmeat's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day Freashmeat: I've found https://allnurses.com/pre-nursing-student/how-get-any-846733.html to be helpful for every single class I've taken. Your schedule looks tight but doable as a full time...

  25. Advice on Prereqs

    pmabraham replied to ShanaeD's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day, ShanaeD: Contact time generally helps a lot. Learn the terminology, make and use your own flashcards (I use quizlet.com); for terminology, I also suggest looking up the etymology of the...