Menu

Home
About Us
Products
Certification Central
Download Audio Programs
Individual Programs
6 Easy Steps to ABG Analysis
10 Strategies to Improve your Nursing Care
101 Tips to Improve Your Nursing Care
Advanced Hemodynamics: Principles of Monitoring
Cardiac Emergencies
Cardiovascular Assessment
CardioPulmonary Update
Certified -- Guaranteed!
Complete ABG Program
Complex ABG Cases
Critical Care Skills
Drugs & Labs
Endocrine Emergencies
Fluids & Electrolytes Made Easy!
How to Manage Shock!
How to Manage the Neuro Patient
Interpreting the Data
IV Therapy for Nurses: Demystifying Care
Know Your Meds
Leadership & Case Management in Nursing
Life-Threatening EKG Changes: Clues from the 12-Lead
Managing Chest Drainage
Mastering Central Line Care
Mechanical Ventilation for Nurses
More ABGs
Multisystem Dysfunction: Effects on patient care
My Secrets For Staying Up2Date With Evidence-Based Practice (The Easy Way)
How to Manage the Neuro Patient: Updates
The Nurses' Complication Finder System
Nursing Secrets Revealed
Pulmonary Interventions: What Works Best?
Questions & Answers about Pacemakers & AICDs
Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock
The ABG Booklet
The Complete ABG Instructor's Kit
The GI System in Detail
The Heart in Detail
The Lung in Detail
The Brain in Detail
The Immune System in Detail
The Kidneys in Detail
The GI System in Detail
Understand Hemodynamics Today!
Rapid Response: How to Take Charge and Deliver Exceptional Care During a Crisis
Geriatric Emergencies
Packages
Clinical Tools
The Pyramid of Success
Seminars
Hospitals
Discussions
Resources
Ed4StudentNurses
Coaching4Nurses
2 Minute EBP Challenge
Articles
Ed4Nurses LIVE
FAQs
Inspiration
See Us On YouTube
Nurses Success Network

Featured Programs

Search

 

2 Minute EBP Challenge

Monday, July 26, 2010
Ms. Shepard and DIC
This morning rapid response is called for Ms. Shepard who was admitted with a urinary tract infection and sepsis. Her blood pressure dropped during the evening hours and she is now hypotensive and is having difficulty breathing. Her IV sites are oozing and there is blood in the urinary catheter. Her physician suspects disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). The primary mechanism in the development of DIC is:

Monday, July 19, 2010
Thyrotoxicosis

Which of the following laboratory findings is indicative of thyrotoxicosis?

Monday, July 12, 2010
Urban CPR Patterns
In a recent study of inner-city neighborhoods, the authors found that out of hospital cardiac arrest was 2-3 times higher in some neighborhoods compared to others. In these high incidence neighborhoods what was the rate of bystander CPR?

 
Home > Products > Individual Programs > Fluids & Electrolytes Made Easy!

Fluids & Electrolytes Made Easy!

How and When to Assess for Life-threatening Electrolyte Disorders.

Its a simple equation: in order to maintain electrolyte levels the patient must ingest them in the diet and eliminate them by the kidney. The table below summarizes the relationships between intake, output, and electrolyte levels.

Intake
Output
Result
Inc.
Norm
Inc.
Dec.
Norm
Dec.
Norm
Inc.
Dec.
Norm
Dec.
Inc.

The most common situation in a hospitalized patient is the second one, where intake is decreased, while output is maintained. Therefore, it is rather easy to predict when a patient may have an abnormal electrolyte level -- assess his diet and urine output.

Fluids & Electrolytes Made Easy teaches you how and when to assess for electrolyte disorders. This course is taught by David W. Woodruff, MSN, RN, CNS, CCRN, a nationally-known nursing expert and teacher.

Fluids and Electrolytes Made Easy! includes:

  • Assessment and management
  • 60-minute audio CD
  • Comprehensive workbook

    • “This is exactly what I needed -- down-to-earth and practical” -JD, RN

    Audio CD: $17 

    Download the audio program and workbook now $12 

    Total download size is about 11 MB (mp3 audio & pdf file)

    You'll "get it", I guarantee it! - 

    Print this page