F.A. Davis Company

This volume in the Need-to-Know Series hones your knowledge of fluid, electrolytes, and acid-base imbalances while polishing your critical thinking and test-taking skills.

Each chapter offers a concise, yet comprehensive review of the topic, followed by NCLEX-style questions in both multiple-choice and alternate-item formats. Rationales for both correct and incorrect answers, as well as test-taking tips, explain how to apply critical thinking to the question types—great preparation for classroom exams and the new, 2010 NCLEX-RN® Exam.

A bonus CD-ROM, packaged with every book, offers all of the questions from the text, plus a 150-question final exam. The software enables you to identify the areas where additional study is needed.

Rely on Fluid, Electrolyte & Acid-Base Imbalances: Need-to-Know Content Plus Practice Questions to make this challenging subject more manageable.

• Reflects the 2010 NCLEX-RN® test plan with a focus on medical/surgical nursing, obstetrics, pediatrics, and care of the adult across the life span.
• Provides a bonus CD-ROM with a total of 650 questions—all 500 questions from text, plus a 150-question final exam that identifies incorrect answers and areas for further study.
• Offers rationales for both correct and incorrect answers as well as test-taking tips, and classifications.
• Presents questions at the knowledge application, analysis levels, and includes key questions on the interpretation of laboratory values, prioritization of nursing care, client safety, and medication administration.
• Includes 130 alternate-item format questions.
• Concludes the book with two, 75-item comprehensive NCLEX-style tests.
• Provides consistent organization for each chapter, addressing Causes • Risk Factors • Signs and Symptoms • Interventions • Client Education • Review Questions/Answers/Rationales.
• Uses a Case Study entitled “ Putting It All Together,” at the end of each chapter to demonstrate how critical thinking and the nursing process are applied to various clinical situations.

I. Fluid Imbalances

• 1. Fluid Volume Excess
• 2. Fluid Volume Deficit

II. Electrolyte Imbalances

• 3. Sodium and Chloride Imbalances
• 4. Potassium Imbalance
• 5. Calcium Imbalance
• 6. Magnesium Imbalance
• 7. Phosphate Imbalance

III. Acid-Base Imbalances

• 8. Respiratory and Metabolic Acidosis
• 9. Respiratory and Metabolic Alkalosis

IV. Comprehensive Self-Tests

• 10. Comprehensive Tests
• A. Test 1 (75 items)
• B. Test 1: Answers/Rationales/Test-taking Tips
• C. Test 2 (75 items)
• D. Test 2: Answers/Rationales/Test-taking Tips