Electrolytes for Nurses & Healthcare Workers
HYDRATION FOR
THE 12-HOUR shift.
Gowns, masks, isolation rooms, and no drinks at the bedside. Most shifts end with more coffee in you than water. Here's how Redi fits into a day — or a night — on the floor.
What a shift takes
THE FLOOR DOESN'T
STOP FOR water.
Nobody plans to go twelve hours on a few sips. It happens because the job is built that way — and it adds up by hour ten.
No Drinks Where You Work
Eating and drinking aren't allowed in work areas with a reasonable chance of exposure — that's an OSHA bloodborne pathogens rule, not just unit policy. Your water waits in the break room, and the break room waits for a break.
PPE Holds the Heat
Isolation gowns, N95s, and face shields trap heat against your body. You can sweat through a room without noticing — and sodium leaves with that sweat.
Coffee Becomes the Plan
When there's no time to eat, caffeine fills the gap. It keeps you moving, but it doesn't put back the electrolytes a long shift takes out.
Which one, when
TWO FORMULAS.
different jobs.
Both have the same five electrolytes. The difference is caffeine — and on a healthcare schedule, when you take caffeine matters as much as whether you take it.
Replenish
Your every-shift stick.
Reach for it
- Mid-shift on any shift, day or night
- Through the back half of a night shift
- After work, when you still need to sleep
- Any time you're in PPE for long stretches
Amplify
For the start of a long one.
Reach for it
- At the start of your shift, in place of your coffee
- One stick per day, maximum
Skip it
- Late in a night shift, or within about six hours of sleep
- If you're pregnant, nursing, under 18, or sensitive to caffeine
- On top of coffee or energy drinks
The coffee math: the FDA cites 400mg of caffeine a day as an amount not generally linked to negative effects in healthy adults. One Amplify stick is 350mg — so it replaces your coffee. It doesn't join it.
What it looks like
A SHIFT, mapped.
Caffeine early, electrolytes through the shift, water the whole way. Here's that pattern on a day shift and a night shift.
Mix it before report. This is your coffee for the day.
Refill in the break room between med passes.
With lunch — or whatever passes for lunch.
The hour-ten stretch, without another coffee.
Off shift. The caffeine stayed in the morning.
Start of shift only — it's more than twelve hours before you'll sleep.
Refill while the floor settles.
The 3 a.m. wall, handled without more caffeine.
The last stretch before handoff.
No caffeine since the start of shift. Daytime sleep is hard enough.
Times are examples, not rules. Adjust to your schedule, and drink water throughout — electrolytes go alongside water, not instead of it.
On the floor
MAKING IT stick.
Keep a few sticks in your scrub pocket.
They're single-serve and sealed. No scoop, no shaker, nothing to wash.
Pre-mix before report.
A bottle already waiting in the break room fridge is one less decision at hour nine.
Attach it to a break you already take.
Charting, a bathroom run, or handoff. Drinks happen when they're tied to something you're already doing.
Know the signs you're behind.
A headache late in the shift and dark urine at the end of it usually mean you're short on fluids. Our guide to hydrating vs. replenishing covers what water alone can and can't fix.
Common questions
ASKED ON break.
Can I use Amplify on a night shift?
I'm pregnant or breastfeeding. Which one can I use?
Do I need electrolytes if I'm not sweating much?
Is there a discount for healthcare workers?
BUILT FOR
hour ten.
Five electrolytes, no added sugar, every amount on the label. Thirty single-serve sticks a bag, and free shipping on orders of $85 or more.
Sources: OSHA, Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1030; FDA, Spilling the Beans: How Much Caffeine Is Too Much? This page is general information, not medical advice.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Consult your healthcare provider before use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.