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. Universal Deathcare.

    pmabraham replied to Kyrshamarks's topic in General Nursing

    [ATTACH=CONFIG]26819[/ATTACH] First Charlie Gard, now Alfie. This is what government involvement in healthcare looks like. Death panels do exist, and it should not be up to a judge or a hospital to...

  2. Universal Deathcare.

    pmabraham replied to Kyrshamarks's topic in General Nursing

    Not 100% of doctors agreed... and the matter is such that parents should have had a say, NOT the

  3. Universal Deathcare.

    pmabraham replied to Kyrshamarks's topic in General Nursing

    So the parents have no say in what is quality of life for their own children? So the government can determine quality of

  4. Federal Nurse Staffing Bill Comparison

    pmabraham replied to NursesTakeDC's topic in General Nursing

    And if the one's at the bedside ACTUALLY doing the work don't have a say in the matter, then acuity staffing is

  5. Federal Nurse Staffing Bill Comparison

    pmabraham replied to NursesTakeDC's topic in General Nursing

    The one has mandated ratio's the other DOES NOT, and furthermore, it doesn't give the actual bedside nurse performing the care a say. We need mandated

  6. NCLEX SATA Rule Question

    pmabraham posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good day: RE: https://www.ncsbn.org/2334.htm Does the below mean that if you have a SATA question with six choices to select from that it is possible all six might be correct? I'm asking because I...

  7. Requesting information about Capella's RN-BSN flexpath

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

    The sources varied by paper, and will vary by how much you put into it. Each paper had a minimum requirement that varied by the course and paper, and then you could put more sources if you felt it...

  8. Requesting information about Capella's RN-BSN flexpath

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

    You are given instructions, a scoring guide and you can either use google scholar or the Capella Library for research. Extensive is a comparative word; for me they were not

  9. Requesting information about Capella's RN-BSN flexpath

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

    I just graduated at the end of March having finished my capstone on 3/7. It was a great experience course wise as many of the research projects could be related to what I was doing at work at the...

  10. Capella RN-BSN Flexpath-My experience

    pmabraham replied to DeLynn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    It varied from assessment to assessment, 3 to 5 on

  11. Capella RN-BSN Flexpath-My experience

    pmabraham replied to DeLynn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I learned how to write APA-based papers in my ADN program. There's the APA manual and plenty of APA youtube videos. I didn't have to purchase any books, all "current" (within 5 years)...

  12. How long on average is your visit?

    pmabraham replied to KYRNCA's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Good day, RNBearColumbus: I'm starting as a hospice RN this coming Monday the 9th of April. I'm told most of my patients will be home-based vs. nursing homes. Do you have any tips for preparing for...

  13. Aspen University MSN

    pmabraham replied to knl24's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Because maybe they believe regional is an outdated

  14. Aspen University MSN

    pmabraham replied to knl24's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Depending on the school. A highly respected school in our NE region just removed their reginal requirements for their MSN and DNP

  15. Considering Hospice Nursing

    pmabraham replied to RN416's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Good day, RN416: I'm in a similar situation where I am a currently a Cardiac Telemetry RN who handles mainly cardiac patients as well as their various comorbidities and a flux (can be as high as 40%...

  16. Aspen University MSN

    pmabraham replied to knl24's topic in Online Distance Learning

    In the NE, it's all about CCNE (aka

  17. Did you leave bedside nursing?

    pmabraham replied to NurseMegIBCLC's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm leaving an intensely busy cardiac telemetry unit where I worked for 15 months to become an RN case manager for hospice. In some ways, I feel bitter sweat as I enjoy my coworkers and patient...

  18. Capella RN-BSN Flexpath-My experience

    pmabraham replied to DeLynn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Yes, focus on the scoring guide (rubric) and work on your citations/APA formatting et al. Many of us use PERRLA from perrla.com to help. Also use a thesarsus to help with

  19. Aspen University MSN

    pmabraham replied to knl24's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi Teresa: Employers, from my experience, normally look for national accreditation. Most employers in my geographic region don't give a hoot about

  20. How did you choose your online RN to BSN completion program?

    pmabraham replied to beautsbelle's topic in Online Distance Learning

    There's also Capella University which is CCNE

  21. Capella RN-BSN Flexpath-My experience

    pmabraham replied to DeLynn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi Becky: I'm going to be 55 in a month having become an AD RN at age 53. I completed my BSN with Capella in six months and a little under two weeks. The main issue is learning APA citation rules (APA...

  22. How do you discuss gender issues with adolescents?

    pmabraham replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    I stick with science: DNA and chromosomes. I don't encourage the schizo____ who believes they are the president, I don't encourage the person who is having a panic attack about a bomb in the room...

  23. RN vs BSN

    pmabraham replied to mzeinab's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Also, one can get take the NCLEX-RN boards as a graduate of a diploma program or associate program, and then go for their BSN; often times there's an economic savings to do

  24. Coping with a difficult shift

    pmabraham replied to SarahRN2013's topic in Medical-Surgical

    1. I pray a lot, before, during, and after the shift. 2. I try to do reality checks with my patients -- even when it's not so busy, such as I am passing meds now, and will come back ______ (to empty...

  25. Negligence?

    pmabraham replied to Mommy__RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Good day: I'm just transitioning to hospice coming from a jam-packed cardiac telemetry/medsurg unit on a 44-bed floor with varying levels of acuity. If the patient is not SOB and has no symptoms of...