pmabraham

pmabraham BSN, RN

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  1. Ipad for notetaking?

    pmabraham replied to TheNoviceNurse16's topic in General Students

    Good day: Yes on downloading apps. I'm using Amazon Kindle (free app) to read PDF files. There are several apps that work with PDF files -- Good Notes, Notability, Note Anytime, PDF Expert to name...

  2. Ipad for notetaking?

    pmabraham replied to TheNoviceNurse16's topic in General Students

    Good day: https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/any-you-using-890262.html is a thread that might be of interest. Based on the responses, my wife and I treated myself to an early Christmas...

  3. Officially a Pre-Nursing Student

    pmabraham replied to HappyGal73's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats!

  4. A&P I & II + Microbiology for one semester

    pmabraham replied to sunshine&shots's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day, sunshine&shots: If you can check out the text books (it is common for 1 book to be used for both A&P 1 & 2) that the courses use along with getting a syllabi in advance for each...

  5. I Did Not Make It Into LVN School...Again

    pmabraham replied to Puddin2day's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day, Puddin2day: I'm sorry you went through this experience. During the down time, I would recommend picking up some books on medical terminology. Last semester I completed A&P 1, and even...

  6. A&P I & II + Microbiology for one semester

    pmabraham replied to sunshine&shots's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day: All three are very intense courses; two at a time is manageable, but all three... maybe, but it would be extremely difficult to keep a good grade in all of them. Thank

  7. Recording Lectures

    pmabraham replied to Fearless_leader's topic in General Students

    Good day: Even on days that I had that were from 6:30 AM to after 5:00 PM, I had the opportunity to listen and re-listen to lectures. Thank you. P.S. iTunes U is very good; but it's not the same as...

  8. Where do you all get textbooks from

    pmabraham replied to maj0079's topic in General Students

    Good day: Amazon.com, Abebooks.com, the school book store. Thank

  9. A&P vs A&P 1 and 2

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

    Good day: A number of schools break Anatomy and Physiology down into two parts -- 1 and 2. What's included in each part varies per the school which is why almost all (if not all) nursing programs...

  10. Feeling Hopeless

    pmabraham replied to Cg37387n's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day: There's not a CNA to RN bridge that I'm aware; an LPN to RN bridge might work out well (that is my plan B should things not work out for me). If it were me, I would talk with the professor...

  11. Am I Too Old?

    pmabraham replied to rdl48's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day, rdl48: I turned 50 this past May; for the past ~ 3 decades I was involved in information technology. This past June I started working on my prerequisites for a RN program. I've already...

  12. Recording Lectures

    pmabraham replied to Fearless_leader's topic in General Students

    Good day: I use http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004M8SSZK/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 -- Sony Digital Flash Voice Recorder (ICD-PX312) -- which works out rather well. I do have a...

  13. Can someone help me decipher my TEAS test scores?

    pmabraham replied to KLL123's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Good day KLL123: As PurpleLover alluded, it is up to each school as to what the numbers mean to you and them. For example, I took my first TEAS V exam this past Monday. Prior to starting I was told...

  14. Does National Accredited and Regionally Accredited really matter?

    pmabraham replied to Ariel09's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day: I never thought it mattered when I went for my associate in computer science (graduated in 1984) UNTIL I switched to pursing a RN program. When you have to pull teeth (so to speak) to have...

  15. Could I even survive nursing school? C student

    pmabraham replied to MikeDee1234's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day: Unless your dad pays you to sit and do nothing, you have a real job. Working for family members is a real job for a number of people. Now, that stated, have you sat down with your...

  16. when your forgetting the material?

    pmabraham replied to Dezy's topic in General Students

    Good day, smf0903: Actually what you are doing is brilliant. Thank you for sharing

  17. school's out, my brain is tired, need podcasts STAT

    pmabraham replied to wayward_pitbulls's topic in General Students

    Good day: The course is titled BIOL 260: Human Anatomy. It includes video lectures that use Power Points and a few PDF hand outs. I didn't listen to any yet, but I also subscribed to BIO 211 Human...

  18. school's out, my brain is tired, need podcasts STAT

    pmabraham replied to wayward_pitbulls's topic in General Students

    Good day: Check out iTunes University; just search on the topics you are interested in learning more about. I'm watching a lecture right now on the nervous system (which will be the first system we...

  19. Enter your TEAS V Scores here!!

    pmabraham replied to Future Nurse's Wife's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Program Type: PN Adjusted Individual Total Score: 74.7% ATI Academic Preparedness Level: Proficient Mean - National: 64.3% Mean - Program: 56.0% Percentile Rank - National - 77 Percentile Rank -...

  20. A&P 1

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

    Good day, CrystalWright: It really varies based on the type of learner -- visual, kinetic, etc -- as well as what you are studying. For me, as I'm a combination of the various types, was to do the...

  21. Post your Fall 2013 grades!

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

    Good day, Cg37387n: You are not alone. I've been wondering whether to ask why people do this and why it matters for it to be done, but wasn't sure how to put it. We have enough pressure from our...

  22. Need guidance!

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

    Good day: None of the nursing schools in our area -- from diploma to ADN to BSN require CNA. Health Provider CPR with AED, yes, but not CNA. The nursing schools in our area only require prerequisites...

  23. What is your grading scale?

    pmabraham replied to smoup's topic in General Students

    Good day: I am attending a campus of Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) for my prerequisites for a RN program. Their grading scale is as follows: 90-100 A 80-89 B 70-79 C 60-69 D 0-59...

  24. Are any of you using an ipad with stylus to take notes?

    pmabraham replied to pmabraham's topic in General Students

    Good day: velaci33 what app do you use to record lectures on your ipad? As you are recording the lecture, do you take notes? If yes, on what / how? Thank

  25. Note Taking??

    pmabraham replied to amanda1102's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day: Ditto on recording lectures. Here are some links that may be useful in terms of improving overall study skills, taking notes, reading text books, etc. Note Taking Systems - Academic Skills...