Description

For expert, confidence-building guidance on handling fluids and electrolytes, turn to the irreplaceable quick-reference guide Fluids & Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy!®, 7th Edition.

Written in the enjoyable Incredibly Easy!® style, it offers step-by-step direction on balancing fluids and electrolytes, understanding fluid imbalances and the disorders that cause them, treating imbalances and more. This real-world guide supports students and new nurses in class, on the unit and with NCLEX® preparation, while also serving as a solid refresher for experienced nurses.
 
Learn top-level skills to manage fluids and electrolytes:

• NEW and updated content on fluid-related concepts in easy-to-follow definitions
• Updated and revised content that offers clear definitions and on-the-job how-to’s
• Explains the science of fluid and electrolytes in clear and practical terms as they relate to patient care
• Patient care examples that include common fluids-related diagnoses, appropriate patient outcomes and the basis for each recommended treatment
• Easy-to-follow sections that offer practical insight and guidance on nursing skills:
  • Balancing basics – balancing fluids, electrolytes, and acids and bases
  • Fluid and electrolyte imbalances – imbalances in fluids, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, chloride, and acids and bases
  • Disorders that cause imbalances – including heat-related illnesses, heart failure, respiratory failure, excessive GI fluid loss, acute pancreatitis, renal failure and burns
  • Treating imbalances, including fluid losses and excesses – IV fluid replacement and total parenteral nutrition
  • Lists fluid and electrolyte imbalances commonly seen in pediatric and elderly patients
  • Guide to transfusing blood
• Special chapter features offer invaluable recaps and quick explanations:

• Just the facts – quick summary of content at the start of each chapter
• “Nurse Joy and Jake” – offer expert insights, important care reminders, and reassurance throughout
• Ages and stages – age-related changes and how they affect a patient’s health
• Teaching points – patient-teaching tips that help patients prevent recurrence of the problem
• That’s a wrap – quick end-of-chapter review of chapter content
• Memory jogger – memory aids that help you grasp and remember difficult concepts
• Quick quiz – end-of-chapter NCLEX®-style practice questions
• Practice Makes Perfect – end-of-book practice exam with 60 NCLEX®-style questions

 
   About the Clinical Editor

Laura M. Willis, DNP, APRN-CNP, CMSRN, is a Family Nurse Practitioner at Mercy Health Physicians in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Table of contents

P art I Balancing basics 1
1 Balancing fluids 3
Elena C. Prendergast, DNP , APRN , FNP-C , ACHPN
2 Balancing electrolytes 21
Shelba Durston, MSN , RN , CCRN , SAFE
3 Balancing acids and bases 37
Shelba Durston, MSN , RN , CCRN , SAFE
P art II Fluid and electr olyte imbalances 53
4 When fluids tip the balance 55
Rachel Koransky-Matson, DNP , NP-C
5 When sodium tips the balance 84
Denise Pattison, DNP , APRN-CNP
6 When potassium tips the balance 106
Victoria Wilson, BSN , RN , CHPN
7 When magnesium tips the balance 126
Victoria Wilson, BSN , RN , CHPN
8 When calcium tips the balance 147
Katie Dinh, MSN , APRN , ACPCNP-BC
9 When phosphorus tips the balance 167
Elena C. Prendergast, DNP , APRN , FNP-C , ACHPN
10 When chloride tips the balance 185
Rachel Koransky-Matson, DNP , NP-C
11 When acids and bases tip the balance 199
Elena C. Prendergast, DNP , APRN , FNP-C , ACHPN
P art III Disorders that cause imbalances 231
12 Heat-related health alterations 233
Cherie R. Rebar , P h D , MBA , RN , COI
13 Heart failure 245
Alan C. Eddison, DNP , ARNP xi
Contents
14 Respiratory failure 261
Katrin Moskowitz, DNP , FNP-C
15 Excessive GI fluid loss 271
Katrin Moskowitz, DNP , FNP-C
16 Acute pancreatitis 281
Katie Dinh, MSN , APRN , ACPCNP-BC
17 Renal failure 297
Diego Acero, MSN , FNP-C
18 Burns 312
Cherie R. Rebar , P h D , MBA , RN , COI
P art IV T reating imbalances 329
19 I.V. fluid replacement 331
Mary K. Jones, DNP , CNM , ENP-BC , FNP-BC
20 T otal parenteral nutrition 348
Mary K. Jones, DNP , CNM , ENP-BC , FNP-BC
Appendices and index 359
Common fluid and electrolyte imbalances in
pediatric patients 360
Keelin C. Cromar, MSN , RN
Common fluid and electrolyte imbalances in
elderly patients 362
Keelin C. Cromar, MSN , RN
T ransfusing blood and selected components 364
Keelin C. Cromar, MSN , RN
Practice makes perfect 366
Keelin C. Cromar, MSN , RN
Glossary 384
Index 387