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. Calculations

    pmabraham replied to BrandyGuynn's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Good day: Standard Conversion Factors 1mg=1,000mcg 1g=1000mg 1kg=1000g 1kg=2.2lb 60mg=1g 30mL=1oz 1L=1000mL 5mL=1tsp 15mL=1tbsp 1tbsp=3tsp Temperature Conversions 37.0 C...

  2. Do I have any options?

    pmabraham replied to LCinTraining's topic in General Students

    Good day, LCinTraining: I cannot imagine what you are going through. While I grew up in a very poor family, been on food stamps, and had a time period where I thought I would be homeless, I did not...

  3. Staying healthy and going to school.

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

    Good day: Here's what I've been doing to stay healthy: * I pack my own lunch as well as healthy snacks. * I do my best to walk at least 30 minutes for at least five days out of the week (a lot of...

  4. Tragedy during program

    pmabraham replied to nuse2b's topic in General Students

    Good day, nuse2b: I'm sorry for your loss; I cannot imagine what you and your husband feel like. I just prayed to Jesus for you and your husband. You've already made it to be an LPN (which is a large...

  5. iMac or MacBook!

    pmabraham replied to nurseprince2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day, juan.ramirez0426: As I shared, I was in I.T. for almost 30 years, built my own P.C., etc. Since I was in the industry for so long, I think I have the ability to say I know what I'm talking...

  6. iMac or MacBook!

    pmabraham replied to nurseprince2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day: Or they read consumer reports for why they purchased a MAC. Or they have friends who have their MAC for years when you or other PC users go through them like crazy because of quality of...

  7. iMac or MacBook!

    pmabraham replied to nurseprince2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day: Prior to switching to going to school to work on my prerequisites for an RN program, I was in I.T. for almost 30 years. To my knowledge, almost all of those years had Apple receiving the...

  8. iMac or MacBook!

    pmabraham replied to nurseprince2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day, juan.ramirez0426: And that Macbook Pro travels with you where the beastly PC doesn't ;-) I did build the PC I'm using using newegg and a lot of help (I'm not too mechanically inclined). I'm...

  9. Staying in Shape

    pmabraham replied to green34's topic in General Students

    Good day: Watch portion sizes. Take in plenty of water and fiber as they help curb your appetite. Try to get up early for a 30 minute walk at least five times a week. Whenever possible, walk. Park...

  10. Difficult situation

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

    Good day: GPA's don't normally transfer; only the credits. Thank

  11. Honestly, what do you think?

    pmabraham replied to cee cee g's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day: I think that if you can handle the course load / study time, then it will be of benefit. Personally, I also plan to take extra courses as I'm able to fill in the blank areas that I think...

  12. Tips on effectively using evernote?

    pmabraham replied to ThePhilster's topic in General Students

    Good day: I use Evernote on my desktop (currently a PC; if and when I get a laptop, it will probably be an Apple Macbook -- not sure if air or pro) along with an android-based smartphone. I have a...

  13. readings & notes

    pmabraham replied to zoe92's topic in General Students

    Good day: To my knowledge, none of the material is copyrighted. Thank

  14. I am psyching myself out... someone smack some sense into me

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

    Good day, madelynsmom: I turned 50 this past May. At that time, I've been out of school since 1984 (1983 to 1984 was business school; 1981 to 1982 was a year at college). Since then, no term papers,...

  15. What do you do to prep for a new semester?

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

    Good day, Kendel.G: Would you mind sharing how you make study plans in advance of the class for each subject? Also, what do you do for your binder int terms of a ritual / system? Thank

  16. What do you use to take notes?

    pmabraham replied to Reese2012's topic in General Students

    Good day: I take hand written notes that I then retype (typically the same day); I end up keeping both sets of notes (in separate areas). For me, I find that rewriting the notes (typically...

  17. Any tips on being more organized?

    pmabraham replied to detrelibre's topic in General Students

    Good day: See https://allnurses.com/pre-nursing-student/how-get-any-846733.html In terms of tools, whatever you can consistently use will be the best set of tools. As for me, I use Google Calendar...

  18. Preparing for 1st semester...

    pmabraham replied to QueenAnnissa's topic in General Students

    Good day: I worked out a strong draft of my calendar for commute time, on campus time, virtual class time (I'm taking one class online), and study time. Most of the professors I have were kind enough...

  19. How Not to Get Taken Advantage Of

    pmabraham replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    Good day, ebailey1218: As you know, you have several choices: 1. You can become an entrepreneur and sell access to what they are asking to have copies of for reasonable prices. Copy of the calendar?...

  20. Unbinding books?

    pmabraham replied to Jaynie_Marie's topic in General Students

    Good day: Thank you so much for this type of discussion back and forth. I just checked on selling books I purchased and used over the summer; most where used, but some I was in a position where I had...

  21. Anyone else bad at math?

    pmabraham replied to mmcc26's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day: Have you tried Khan Academy for learning different areas of math to improve your skills? Thank

  22. Pre-nursing how to be prepared?

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

    Good day, mariarose: You are very welcome. You will do fine. Thank

  23. How much hours in the day to study!

    pmabraham replied to Studentnursesofly's topic in General Students

    Good day: As a "general" rule, one should study a "minimum" of two hours for each lecture hour. As a "general guideline" take the number of credits for a semester, multiply by two for the "minimum"...

  24. Best backpack? Not rolling!

    pmabraham replied to the healer's art's topic in General Students

    Good day: I'm not sure whether it is the best or not the best; I think it will fit what I need. I ended up getting the eBags TLS Workstation Laptop Backpack. I've tested it at home, and it can...

  25. Bad mix of courses

    pmabraham replied to diamond.emmy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day, diamond.emmy: I struggle with the same question on a regular basis; so, it is good to read you are looking at the same issue. In my case, here's what I did to "ease my mind"; maybe it would...