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. Support Planned Parenthood Today!

    pmabraham replied to elkpark's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Slavery was legal too; just because something is legal doesn't make it the right thing to do. The only people arguing to continue to be able to slaughter innocent children are those who were born....

  2. RN to BSN online

    pmabraham replied to Rncab's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Capella

  3. Femstop?? I am confused!

    pmabraham replied to PacoUSA's topic in Cardiac

    Our cardiac telemetry floor only places a physician ordered femstop if there is a hematoma present. Hindsight being foresight, maybe the actual issue is that maybe you should have contacted the...

  4. I don't think they trust me at work

    pmabraham replied to Lame's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It seems you are basing your feelings on an expectation that if you are trusted, you will get harder and harder cases. My advice is don't go off such feelings. Take each assignment, and do your...

  5. I'm having doubts about nursing... :(

    pmabraham replied to Texasstudent0's topic in General Students

    Let me guess, somehow you have it in your mind, nurses don't change sheets, and clean up poop? As an RN on a cardiac telemetry unit, I've had shifts that outside of assessments, med passes, and...

  6. WGU or Chamberlain???

    pmabraham replied to LA.RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    If you want a university that compares well with WGU, look at Capella and their FlexPath

  7. New grad/new job jitters

    pmabraham replied to texasnurse_BSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It is typically in one's best interest to work at least six months to a year in your first position. Stick it

  8. How soon is too soon?

    pmabraham replied to nursey777's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Per the previous poster, most travel nurse positions ask for one to two years of experience. Also, if you do your homework on travel nursing, you will find that most facilities expect their travelers...

  9. Pros and Cons

    pmabraham replied to RN44's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Per the previous poster, in order to best answer your question, it would be nice to know what you mean by "cardiac position." I work on a very busy cardiac telemetry floor, and since almost every...

  10. Fired By My Patients

    pmabraham replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Good day, Dismissed By Patients: I'm also a new RN with seven months' experience on a very busy cardiac telemetry unit. I've been dismissed twice by two separate patients. One was a pregnant...

  11. Support Planned Parenthood Today!

    pmabraham replied to elkpark's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    operations, so you believe there are no alternatives to Planned Parenthood whose main business model is killing unborn

  12. telemetry vs med surge

    pmabraham replied to ffliper27's topic in Cardiac

    Chris21sn, for your 6 to 1 and sometimes 8 to 1 ratios, is that day shift, evening shift, or night shift. How do you feel about patient safety with those ratios? On our floor it is typically 5:1 for...

  13. Health Care is Not a Right

    pmabraham replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "Health" is not "health

  14. New Grad & Scheduling Difficulties

    pmabraham replied to 02468's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with just about everything you wrote. 3 months is an extremely short period of time, and the opening poster didn't take into account what a good preceptor goes through in order to precept....

  15. New grad

    pmabraham replied to Sd131990's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good day from a new cardiac telemetry RN. In the best case, your orientation will help you prepare. Check out RegisteredNurse.com and NRSNG.com for good telemetry resources. Ask your fellow...

  16. HACC new point system

    pmabraham replied to ART_Princess's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Good day: If you have not done so already, please consider joining the HACC pre-nursing and nursing Facebook Group. To do so (ONLY using a desktop or a laptop) first join groupsathacc and verify your...

  17. Straighterliner Statistics Vs WGU statistics

    pmabraham replied to angeljuli5's topic in Western Governors University

    Yes, WGU does; but not all accept such non-accredited

  18. Straighterliner Statistics Vs WGU statistics

    pmabraham replied to angeljuli5's topic in Western Governors University

    Just a thought... what happens if you transfer anywhere that needs stats, and StraighterLine -- NOT accredited -- doesn't count. Then you have to take stats

  19. Job opportunities for a newly licensed international RN

    pmabraham replied to alvinanicole's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I know PinnacleHealth Systems is hiring RN's in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area. Though I don't know if there are any openings in the

  20. You're Fired!

    pmabraham posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Dear future nurses and new nurses, one of the internal, emotional, issues you will face as a nurse is when the patient or the patient's family fires you as the nurse for the patient. Your employer...

  21. You're Fired!

    pmabraham replied to pmabraham's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1. The patient stated they didn't want a "white male nurse." 2. Sex discrimination does exist and pretending it doesn't make it go

  22. Vorfreude stethoscope experiences?

    pmabraham replied to BradVermeer's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I tried them twice; two separate times, and ended up returning it. The problem is the diaphragm falls out on a regular basis; when the diaphragm stays in, it is the best stethoscope ever for...

  23. WGU....requires RN to BSN student to work at least part time???

    pmabraham replied to gia_89's topic in Western Governors University

    I was told the requirement was to volunteer or work as an RN; I was not told there was a minimum number of hours per week. The only time I heard "20 hours" was related to the amount of time they want...

  24. Repealing ACA

    pmabraham replied to OnceMorewithFeeling's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "1. How would you fix the ACA?" By repealing it completely; government should have minimal involvement in health care. "2. What is the perfect healthcare system for the U.S?" EMBRACE Single System...

  25. NYT Article: Men don't want to be nurses, and their wives agree

    pmabraham replied to Neuronurse1114's topic in Men in Nursing

    Don't agree. My wife appreciates that I'm an RN, and I'm glad I took on the journey. It's fake news like this that may push some men thinking about getting into nursing and then avoiding