Fluid and Electrolyte Balance. Nursing Considerations

OVERVIEW

Fluid and Electrolyte Balance: Nursing Considerations, Fifth Edition takes a case study and applications approach that is ideal for undergraduate nursing students. Completely revised and updated, this Fifth Edition provides in-depth discussion of fluid and electrolyte balance and imbalance with a strong focus on understanding pathophysiology. Further, it outlines basic concepts and gives an overview of the nursing considerations for fluid and electrolyte problems including sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and acid-base imbalances. Students will benefit from the easy-to-understand information on parenteral and enteral nutrition, caring for children and the elderly, and how to treat fluid and electrolyte problems involving gastrointestinal issues, congestive heart failure, brain injuries, pregnancy, and oncologic conditions. Additional features include illustrations and tables supporting each chapter’s material. From fundamental concepts and assessment of fluid and electrolyte balance to coverage of major clinical problems, Fluid and Electrolyte Balance: Nursing Considerations, Fifth Edition prepares students for today's complex nursing environment.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface
Contributors

Unit I Basic Concepts
Chapter 1 Fundamental Concepts and Definitions Body Fluids and their Distribution
Chapter 2 Nursing Assessment

Unit II Overview of Fluid and Electrolyte Problems: Nursing Considerations
Chapter 3 Fluid Volume Imbalances
Chapter 4 Sodium Imbalances
Chapter 5 Potassium Imbalances
Chapter 6 Calcium Imbalances
Chapter 7 Magnesium Imbalances
Chapter 8 Phosphorus Imbalances
Chapter 9 Acid-Base Imbalances

Unit III Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Chapter 10 Parenteral Fluids
Chapter 11 Parenteral Nutrition
Chapter 12 Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbances Associated with Tube Feedings

Unit IV Clinical Situation Associated with Fluid and Electrolye Problems
Chapter 13 Gastrointestinal Problems
Chapter 14 Fluid Balance in the Surgical Patient
Chapter 15 Hypovolemic Shock in Trauma and Postoperative Patients
Chapter 16 Congestive Heart Failure: Fluid & Electrolyte Problems
Chapter 17 Renal Failure
Chapter 18 Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State
Chapter 19 Brain Injuries
Chapter 20 Acute Pancreatits
Chapter 21 Cirrhosis with Ascites
Chapter 22 Oncologic Conditions
Chapter 23 Pregnancy

Unit V Special Considerations in Children and the Elderly
Chapter 24 Fluid and Electrolyte Balance in Children
Chapter 25 Fluid and Electrolyte Balance in the Aged

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Norma M. Metheny, RN, PhD, FAAN-Professor and Dorothy A. Votsmier Endowed Chair, Saint Louis University School of Nursing, St. Louis, Missouri

Dr. Metheny is a Professor at Saint Louis University where she has taught an elective course on fluid and electrolyte balance to undergraduate and graduate students for the past 30 years. She has published multiple textbooks on this topic and is a frequently sought after consultant. In addition, findings from her research on enteral nutrition are widely used to help formulate practice guidelines in acute and chronic care settings.

APPROPRIATE COURSES

Ideal for undergraduate nursing students enrolled in med-surg courses.