Reference no: EM133526856
Questions:
- fluid and/or electrolyte imbalances and how to and perform a comprehensive head to toe clinical assessment.
- The features of overload, dry and normovolaemic for each body system.
- How osmolality works
- Tphysiological responses/changes that occur in the body to maintain osmoregulation and the regulation of vascular volume.
- The causes and effects of fluid volume excess and fluid volume deficit.
- The term 'third spacing' and provide an example of when third spacing occurs.
- How and why electrolyte imbalances can affect a patient's physiology, behaviour, mood and mental state.
- Identify at least two nursing strategies to facilitate accurate fluid balance documentation.
- The importance of maintaining consistent and accurate fluid balance charts to ensure positive patient outcomes.
- Why is a daily weight an accurate form of volume status and how to ensure that a daily weight is accurate.
- Describe the investigations and targeted assessments that should be completed to fluid/electrolyte status.
- Identify the treatment and management goals for a fluid and/or electrolyte imbalance.
- Identify patients who are at risk of refeeding syndrome.
- Discuss the risk of rapidly reintroducing nutrition to a starving or malnourished patient.
- Discuss how the electrolyte shift occurs and how this can be managed.
- Discuss a place of care for the re-establishment of good nutritional status.