RDH1

RDH1 ADN, BSN, RN

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About RDH1

RDH1 has 14 years experience as a ADN, BSN, RN and specializes in ICU.


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  1. ICU nurse:patient ratio

    Anyone know where I could find printed recommended nurse to patient ratios for critical care? I am finding plenty of articles that show that a better nurse-to-patient ratio = higher quality of care and less patient deaths. However, I need something...
  2. Thanks! I'm already an RN, but I have no interest in becoming an NP. When I do go for my MSN, I was thinking something in management or along those lines.
  3. Hi all, Ive searched high and low in these forums, but really couldnt find any threads relevant to my situation. I am an RN (ADN) with a Bachelor of Science that I had prior to starting nursing school. I could not afford the accelerated BSN route 2...
  4. I like how Transplant RN's unit does holidays- wish we could implement that at my hospital. Our holiday policy is similar to other previous posters, and it seems like the night shift always gets screwed since our technical holiday is the eve of. Ou...
  5. Hi all, I am a tele nurse who has 1.5 yrs of experience. I've always wanted to work ICU, but unfortunately due to the economy, I had to take the first job that came along, which is on a telemetry floor dealing with a wide range of patients-lots of ca...
  6. Suggestions--malpractice insurance

    I get mine through Marsh- www.proliability.com. Their customer service was excellent and if you are a new grad nurse you get a discount your first year. I had a bad experience with NSO and I agree with the above poster that their customer service is...
  7. Two 12s and two 8s shifts

    I currently work this type of schedule and I feel like it is sucking the life out of me, lol. However, I work midnights. Are you working days? I think I would do better on days w/ this type of schedule, but like you, had to take what I could get. ...
  8. Those in Med Surg

    Ours is 1-8 (days, afternoons) usually with a tech, although one of these pts might be a total care pt (nurse will do all vitals, cbg, bathing, etc). It's rough!
  9. I would really encourage you to think long and hard before you make this change. I am a RDH and an RN. I was an RDH first. I don't know what area you are in, but most every state is oversaturated- worse than the nursing job market. When I graduate...
  10. Thank you DaGriffiths. I wish I would've gotten you on the phone yesterday lol. The customer service rep and supervisor at NSO made me feel like I was the idiot when I did not see the sense in what they were telling me. I appreciate you setting th...
  11. Yep, Marsh was great and the customer service rep was very friendly and seemed to know what she was talking about. It was $68 for a first year grad and covers both my licenses with a 1/3million for hygiene and 1/6 million for RN. So far I think I ...
  12. Well, I actually got a hold of a supervisor at NSO today and she told me the same thing as the first two peons, I mean people, that I talked to earlier in the day. Made no sense to me. She told me I could get rid of my dental hygiene license, and t...
  13. Apparently most companies do a license search anyway (according to a rep at another company). So even though NSO knew through my prev. hygienist coverage with HPSO, even a new company could find out. Thanks for the tip for Marsh Affinity. Just sp...
  14. I am running into a bit of a problem with NSO. Today I tried to get liability insurance for my first job as an RN (I just graduated in May). I did not know NSO and HPSO were the same thing until after I applied for a quote. I had insurance as a d...
  15. ADN nurses with other BS degree