pmabraham

pmabraham BSN, RN

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  1. Have any of you....

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

    Good day: This semester, I'm pushing above what I've previously handled in order to get my prerequisites done this semester; in the summer, I'm also going to be pushing it by taking 10 to 14 credits...

  2. What to do about a classmate that is a pathological liar?

    pmabraham replied to Brilton's topic in General Students

    Good day, Brilton: Having tried to foster to adopt a habitual, pathological liar (who was so good at it, he had professionals fooled for a very long time) for a little over 15 months, here are two...

  3. Things you wish you knew before nursing school

    pmabraham replied to loverofall's topic in Nursing Career

    Good day: I'm just finishing up my prerequisites to start a RN program this coming fall. https://allnurses.com/pre-nursing-student/how-get-any-846733.html is a good read before you start; and, should...

  4. Pre-reqs need advice

    pmabraham replied to angela82's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day, angela82: If you've not taken any other hard core, college-level, sciences prior to AP1 (such as a college level human biology class with lab), then I would not recommend taking AP1 with...

  5. feeling overwhelmed

    pmabraham replied to alejandra19993's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day: Have you talked to your professor(s) to see what you could be doing differently? If not, set up an appointment, and take your notebook(s), book, etc. to show how you take notes, how you use...

  6. Help with Vaccines

    pmabraham replied to derbychick1218's topic in General Students

    Good day: mrsboots87 suggestion is outright awesome. Also, if there's a CostCo near you, they offer economical (compared to a lot of other places) vaccines without requiring membership. Thank

  7. should I buy an iPad?

    pmabraham replied to NurseSN45696's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day, zoubisoubisou: While you don't need an ipad, I found having one can be a huge benefit. I got one for Christmas, and I've been using it for this entire semester to date. For me, it was...

  8. Registering for the Fall (AP)

    pmabraham replied to Ariana214's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day: How many classes you can take at one time really depends on how much time you have available as well as how well you are organized and disciplined on keeping to tasks. I've found almost all...

  9. Do HACC's A&P classes require animal dissection?

    pmabraham replied to Tashie27's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi Neld: To date, no dissections of anything by any professor in HACC; there are no methods or means to store anything of such in quantity for students. Thank

  10. Microbiology & Pathophysiology at the same time in the summer.

    pmabraham replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day: I've found https://allnurses.com/pre-nursing-student/how-get-any-846733.html to be extremely helpful. Yes, you can probably take both courses if that's all you are taking and allot your time...

  11. A & P 1

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

    Good day: My purchased flash cards sit in a box waiting to be returned, barely used ;-) I found that creating my own flash cards impress the terminology upon me far more; plus, I can be more specific...

  12. Do I have the intelligent capability of becoming a nurse?

    pmabraham replied to Morganward5's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day: 1. Everyone learns differently; find your style(s), and go with it. Realize that even if one method works for one class, you might have to change it up for another class. 2. My AP2...

  13. nursing requirements

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

    Good day, kgionet: Go for your B.S.N. with taking your prerequisites at a community college to save a lot of money. Thank

  14. Microbiology online?

    pmabraham replied to shonniemichelle's topic in General Students

    Good day: I'm currently taking a blended microbiology. The lecture is online, labs on campus; tests for both proctored on campus. I'm not sure if I would try 100% online as blended is hard enough....

  15. is there a chemistry equivilent for nursing pre-req?

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

    Good day: Several schools accepted my high school chemistry because it was an AP/college prep-based. Ask the schools you are looking at to see if they would accept it. Thank

  16. Marajuana Misdemeanor

    pmabraham replied to uds16's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Good day, timbo727: Please do follow RunBabyRun's advice. For me, the bigger question is have you completely stopped using Marajuana? It is unclear in your post if you've stopped using, and just got...

  17. Should I wait to apply?

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

    Good day, nandosport: Ask your adviser if you would be penalized in any way by applying now? Ask if you get rejected, then what? Thank

  18. I want to know the truth.

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

    Good day, knightyknight: If the AP classes are from the same school within the past 5 years (some will accept a longer time frame, but I've seen more 5 year limits for some of the sciences) where you...

  19. Community College or University?

    pmabraham replied to SeattleNurse2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day, SeattleNurse711: The education you receive at good community colleges is equivalent of good universities. At the community college I attend, hard core science classes (i.e. AP,...

  20. How much to know before nursing?

    pmabraham replied to SeattleNurse2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day, SeattleNurse711: You pick up some knowledge as you complete the various prerequisites for a nursing program. While the prerequisites vary by nursing school, most contain a common core of...

  21. If YOU can help...I'm looking for Anatomy help

    pmabraham replied to Losa's topic in General Students

    Good day, Losa: For me, it varied.... for bones, I would spend so much time with the models feeling each bone marking area and bone to the point where I felt confident enough that if you handed me a...

  22. Too late to be a nurse?

    pmabraham replied to woodland123's topic in General Students

    Good day, JeanneRawlings: Before I started my path to become a nurse (this semester is my last one of prerequisites; I start nursing school this August), I talked to an auto mechanic who became an LPN...

  23. Study groups with people outside of nursing school

    pmabraham replied to studentnurseASN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Good day, northmississippi: I've been in one good study group so far, and several bad ones... the bad ones are almost always like as you wrote... more of an utter waste of time that could be used for...

  24. Digital Recorders

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

    Good day: I've been using Amazon.com: Sony Digital Flash Voice Recorder (ICD-PX312): Office Products since last June; it works very well. Thank

  25. After you are done with pre-reqs. Can you apply to any nursing school?

    pmabraham replied to wannabenurse88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day, wannabenurse88: While there seems to be a common core section of prerequisites all nursing schools require (you can typically count on it being AP1, AP2 -- same school, and microbiology),...