Full Description
The fast, fun, and easy way for nurses to get up to speed on fluids and electrolytes
Fluids and Electrolytes Demystified, Second Edition is a detailed, easy-to-understand overview of the essential concepts involved in fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance and imbalance. This reader-friendly book emphasizes the most critical information by discussing the underlying mechanisms involved in maintaining fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance by discussing the factors that fail and result in an imbalance.
To promote understanding, there is coverage of the developmental changes and major conditions that result in fluid, electrolyte, or acid-base imbalances. The nursing assessments, interventions, and evaluations are reviewed to provide a complete picture of the patient's needs and nursing care situation.
Useful charts, Key Terms, Learning Objectives, Speed Bumps and brief Overviews are included to help you remember must-know concepts, and end of chapter NCLEX®-style quizzes test your knowledge - for the most effective learning experience possible.
Everything you need to gain a working knowledge of:
Key Elements Underlying Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
Key Elements Underlying Acid-Base Balance
General Nursing Assessments in Diagnostic Tests Related to Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
Fluid Volume Imbalance
Sodium Imbalances
Potassium Imbalances
Calcium Imbalance
Magnesium Imbalances
Phosphorus Imbalances
Acid-Base Imbalances
Simple enough for a beginner, but, challenging enough for advanced students, Fluids and Electrolytes Demystified is your best choice for gaining a solid grasp of one of the most challenging topics nurses need to master.
Contents
Part One: Foundational Concepts and Assessments
Chapter 1 Key Elements Underlying Fluid and Electrolyte
Balance
Chapter 2 Key Elements Underlying Acid-Base Balance
Chapter 3 General Nursing Assessments and Diagnostic
Tests Related to Fluid, Electrolyte, and
Acid-Base Balance
Part Two: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base
Imbalances
Chapter 4 Fluid Volume Imbalances: Hypovolemia and
Hypervolemia
Chapter 5 Sodium Imbalances: Hyponatremia and
Hypernatremia
Chapter 6 Potassium Imbalances: Hypokalemia and
Hyperkalemia
Chapter 7 Calcium Imbalances: Hypocalcemia and
Hypercalcemia
Chapter 8 Magnesium Imbalances: Hypomagnesemia and
Hypermagnesemia
Chapter 9 Phosphorus Imbalances: Hypophosphatemia
and Hyperphosphatemia
Chapter 10 Acid-Base Imbalances
Part Three: Applications for Fluid and
Electrolyte Concepts
Chapter 11 Multisystem Conditions Related to Fluid,
Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances
Chapter 12 Conditions Resulting in Fluid, Electrolyte,
and Acid-Base Imbalances
Answers to Final Check-ups
References
Index
