With its concise, user-friendly outline format, this handy pocket guide is the indispensable consultant for fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base disturbances and how they relate to patient care. Readers will discover pathophysiology, assessment, diagnostic tests, collaborative management, and nursing diagnoses and interventions reviewed in a logical, consistent, and easy-to-read manner.
* Helps readers identify a patient's specific imbalance and understand the required nursing care
* Provides the ability to look up a diagnosis and learn what fluid, electrolyte, or acid-base disturbances are associated with that diagnosis
* Includes patient-family teaching guidelines with clear instructions to give the patient and family regarding care for the condition
* Provides pediatric and geriatric information to help users understand the variations within these special patient populations
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Acid/Base Nightmare go bye:
This book gives the how's, what's, and why's to pretty much everything fluid. If you need to know about fluid composition and function, this book will provide the info!
Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Balance:
Very timely arrival of book. Book is in excellent condition. Very reasonably priced. Thanks a million!! It has become a very valuable reference for me.
Exallent:
This is truely the best pocket guide I have come across to date. I have found it to be extremely useful. I would recommend it to anyone.
