Fluids and Electrolytes with Clinical Applications: A Programmed Approach (Basic Topics in Psychology Series)

A self-learning approach that focuses on the nurse's role in relation to the nursing assessment of fluid and electrolyte imbalances. Includes drugs that affect the five electrolytes, hyperalimentation/TPN complications, shock symptoms and management: nursing diagnoses and nursing actions. Contains four new sections that cover phosphorous, renal failure, cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Each chapter has been carefully reviewed, expanded and updated.