Fluids & Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy

by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (Editor)

Fluids & Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy, Fifth 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. This fully updated book is organized into four parts to provide comprehensive coverage of this challenging topic:
Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base basics Fluid and electrolyte imbalances The importance and management of imbalances in major health problems Treatments
New features of this edition include current infusion nursing standards of practice and a revised blood product chart. Each chapter includes clear, simple explanations of health problems, definitions of key terms, illustrations that clearly explain key concepts, memory joggers, and bullets and checklists that make it easy to spot important points at a glance. Chapter summaries provide a quick review of all essential information, and special elements found throughout the text make it easy to remember key points:
Quick-scan tables, illustrations, and flow charts focus on key informatio “Ages and stages" icons identify age-related considerations "Chart smart" sections outline all the points that require documentation for a specific imbalance or condition "It's not working" icons tell the reader what to do when standard interventions aren't getting results "Teaching points" focus on topics to teach patients "Uh-oh" icons help the reader quickly recognize dangerous or life-threatening signs and symptoms Quick reference appendices on fluid and electrolyte differences in pediatric and geriatric populations
 

Genres: Nursing, Nonfiction, Medical

378 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1990

Reviews

[Kate prefers books to people · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish I could go back in time to my nursing school and slip myself enough money to buy this book. If you are limited on funds, buy this book then the hemodynamic monitoring one. If you have rich grandparents and Christmas is coming, put them all on your list.

I used this book to brush up while precepting and as a review before taking certification exams.

[Popcorn Bag · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

You can almost set your text aside and get all you need from this book. It actually makes electrolyte imbalances make sense--you won't just memorize signs and symptoms, you'll truly understand them, as well as how each imbalance impacts the others. Get this book. Get every Incredibly Easy book you can find for nursing. I think they have Cardiology/ECG Strips, ER/Trauma, ICU, Assessment (currently reading), and NCLEX-RN, among others.

[Maggie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is one of the best I have ever purchased for nursing. It is a very straight forward explanation of the effects of fluid and electrolyte imbalances, including acid- base balance. Includes a few common diagnoses and the effects thy have on fluids and electrolytes. I have leant this to a number of colleagues who have all agreed it is a very useful text book. Simple, easy to understand.