pmabraham

pmabraham BSN, RN

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  1. Am I wasting time?

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

    Good day: My personal opinion is if you are that close to the finish line, continue to give it your best and all to cross the finish line. Thank

  2. Fall Classes 2013

    pmabraham replied to J3w3lz88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day: For Fall 2013, I'll be taking the following courses (overall 14 credits): Anatomy and Physiology with lab Basic Microbiology Intermediate Algebra Life Cycle Development Sociology I'm also...

  3. Which are the most common prerequisite for nursing education

    pmabraham replied to 007Bonita's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day, 007Bonita: The length of time varies from student to student as there are no time requirements for when you complete the prerequisites. If you push (including taking summer courses) you can...

  4. Bad reviews vs NO reviews (ratemyprofessor)

    pmabraham replied to 16mm's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day: Is the bad rating for the specific class you are taking or an overall rating? If the latter, what's the rating for the class you are taking? For the professor with no rating, have you tried...

  5. Organ Transplant Rejection - Antibody-mediated response or cell-mediated response

    pmabraham posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Good day: When a person has an organ transplant, which branch of the adaptive immune system is most involved in organ rejection? The antibody-mediated response system or the cell-mediated response...

  6. Organ Transplant Rejection - Antibody-mediated response or cell-mediated response

    pmabraham replied to pmabraham's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you very much,

  7. Organ Transplant Rejection - Antibody-mediated response or cell-mediated response

    pmabraham replied to pmabraham's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi: I believe I found the answer to be cell-mediated... Effector T cells target the organs due to lack of MHC (self) markers. Am I on the right track? Thank

  8. Pre-nursing how to be prepared?

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

    Good day, mariarose: Workshops are not mandatory; but I found that since college can be so different than high school (and for me, I was out of school for such a long time), that the workshops...

  9. Hi I am new...

    pmabraham replied to louise07's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day: Welcome to allnurses.com Get the color books -- https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/coloring-book-806186.html Check if you can get a copy of the syllabus from the professor in...

  10. How much chem is actually used in ap??

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

    Good day: I'm taking A & P 1 this fall, so I'm not sure. If I had the same curiosity, I would see if I could get the text book(s) in advance and look for words like biochemistry, cell chemistry,...

  11. Color coded studying

    pmabraham replied to mjo07's topic in General Students

    Good day: For my retyped (from my handwritten) notes, I use red on white for vocabulary; and a highlight for key concepts. I try to avoid over coloring as that takes away from the entire purpose. For...

  12. Does Nursing School equal Depression?

    pmabraham replied to Anbo3882's topic in General Students

    Good day, Anbo3882: This past June 18th, I started working on my nursing school prerequisites as part of a complete career change. I just turned 50 this past May; I've not been back to school in...

  13. Diabetic and nursing school

    pmabraham replied to amberdawn85's topic in General Students

    Good day, amberdawn85: While your concerns are valid, you should be fine. College is not like high school, as long as you are respectful in how you go about taking a bite to eat or drink, most...

  14. Pre-nursing how to be prepared?

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

    Good day: Have you met with a program adviser at the school for which you will be attending? The program adviser can be of great resource in terms of helping you know what classes you should take in...

  15. Please help with understanding a blood transfusion cross reaction issue

    pmabraham posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Good day: I'm posed with the following statement, and question: "During a blood transfusion, it is more likely the recipients blood rather than the donor's will create a level of...

  16. Please help with understanding a blood transfusion cross reaction issue

    pmabraham replied to pmabraham's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you

  17. Please help with understanding a blood transfusion cross reaction issue

    pmabraham replied to pmabraham's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Good day, KelRN215: The research deals with a what if, not what's done in practice, real life, or otherwise. Thank

  18. Please help with understanding a blood transfusion cross reaction issue

    pmabraham replied to pmabraham's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Good day: The research I need to do is when there's a bad blood transfusion; and given there is a bad blood transfusion, why would the recipient's blood cause more of a problem than the donor's. So I...

  19. Do you need physics to become a nurse?

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

    Good day: In terms of the pyramid of sciences, you have physics as the foundation to chemistry which is the foundation to biology. So, yes physics does matter. Thank

  20. Doing My Happy Dance Today!!!

    pmabraham replied to MsKris_CarolinaGirl's topic in General Students

    Congratulations

  21. Should I go to college or community college?

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

    Good day: We have really solid community colleges in our area; and the price difference is very much in favor of the community colleges. For me, I would recommend a good community college. Thank

  22. Buy or Rent Nursing Textbooks

    pmabraham replied to Meeh619's topic in General Students

    Good day: Amazon.com has a student prime membership where you get free two-day shipping. For the fall semester, I've been using abebooks.com and Amazon.com The other sites mentioned, at least for...

  23. Need help choosing some classes!!

    pmabraham replied to dayanan715's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day: I cannot speak for all community colleges, but from what I've been seeing, many of them compete head on with universities especially in nursing. My gut feeling would be that you aced all...

  24. Really depressed and need advice. I feel I will NEVER get into a RN program!

    pmabraham replied to long2beanurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day: lorirn2b shares good advise. I just turned 50 this past May; I started working on my prerequisites this summer (started June 18th). Age is not a huge issue. Thank

  25. Going back to school... some questions about nursing.

    pmabraham replied to esca0417's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good day: From my understanding an RN gives you among the greatest flexibility compared to an LPN; both are worth-while goals. I've an LPN friend who works in pediatrics, but as you shared, it is more...