Fluids and Electrolytes MIE

This edition uses a conversational writing style to break down complex concepts and make the fundamentals of fluids and electrolytes easy to understand and put into practice.

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-tos

* 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 patients health

* Teaching points patient-teaching tips that help patients prevent recurrence of the problem

* Thats 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

SBN 10: 1975125061

ISBN 13: 9781975125066

Author(s): Laura Willis MSN, APRN, FNP-C, DNPs

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,

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