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I would think It'd be difficult for you to comment on what a nurse does since it seems from your previous posts that your not a nurse. What job did you do there?

That's interesting, because I learned it in English class.

According to what I've learned, you do not end a sentence with a preposition

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Thanks!!

Perhaps I phrased that wrong. Water may have no vitamins and minerals, but it has an extreme nutritional value. It is the most beneficial medium in our entire body and I don't think many realize it's value. I drink a gallon/day and that's what keeps me going. i will drink maybe 1/4 cup coffee to give me a boost in the middle of a 12 hr shift, but not much because I'm pregnant. Thank god that works for me!!!

I'm not judging anyone because they drink coffee!! I'm just wondering if it is medically safe for them.

yeah, and any other drug addict is going to the shop of their drug of choice as well. Does that mean that it's ok for them to do and would not have affected their treatment in the hospital had they been using it there? The difference with caffeine is that it's culturally acceptable. My question is that even though it is acceptable, is it safe??

I asked this question because I want to know what nurses out there think are the pros and cons to having caffeinated beverages on a tele unit that are based on medical fact, not our own beliefs about the importance of them to us

um, as health care professionals there a lot of things that we don't give patients because they aren't good for them. How many times have you heard a nurse say that she wasn't really concerned that a patient was in pain because they were probably addicts, and purposefully didn't respond to a pain med request in a timely manner for that reason. Or the time that my pt had a sbp

ok, so if you think it does effect their rhythm you don't give it anymore?

I feel like most are responding based on our acceptance and love for caffeine, but not really focusing on the fact that caffeine is a drug. When not pregnant, I drink coffee and understand its addiction. It's extremely addictive. I get the whole coffee thing, but it does have effects on the cardiac system. I love when I get a pt in rapid a fib who we've been trying to bring down to a normal heart rate all day, a stable patient thus far whom we want to stay that way, and find out that they have been drinking caffeinated products. You can't not wonder if there is some correlation there.

One cup of coffee def. gets my body moving not to mention my kidneys, and I'm young and healthy.

Well, not let them have it because it provides no nutrition, and they could be having something that is far more beneficial to their well being.

I'm pretty sure it's reg. coffee. I also see them send up diet pepsi, and we also stock reg and diet shasta cola on the floor.