olaboss

Hello all. Exuse my ignorance, what is a level 1 and 2 nurse? I have just done my first 3 days of orientation and so far I love it. It is such a relief that it wasn't as bad as I imagined. After reading a lot of negative threads on this otherwise superb forum site I got really scared. I didn't think there was much positive at all about being a nurse. I understand that it is important to ventilate bad experiences, but fresh nurses must learn how to filter information and realize that it can add to their apprehension and make them more nervous. I really like the people I work with and my mentor is really good. Some people can be rough around the edges, but I can just ignore it. One LPN with 100+ years experience wanted to have something to nail me for, so she complained that I left my waterbottle on the nursing stations desk when I got off my shift:lol2: Big deal! I am going to try my best to become a really good nurse and stay away from the gossip that inevitably is going on. Olaboss

BTW, tea and esp. coffee are diuretics, they will only serve to lower her blood pressure. Not sure if decaf coffee/tea will. Always ask the other nurses on your shift when you're not sure what to do. Most people believe that caffeine does cause dehydration but a recent study by Professor Armstrong at the University of Connecticut showed that caffeine is no more or a diuretic than water is. ific.org : Caffeine and Dehydration: Myth or Fact? (NewsBite) Coffee: The New Health Food? Coffee is the King!! Espresso is it's purest form

Thank You! I need a positive thread here. I am a foreign nurse waiting to start my first work here in US. I have no experience except the clinical's and the summer work I did between the semesters. When I read most of the threads on this site I get horrified. I wonder what the @@@@ I got in to? We need more positive threads. Cheers Ola