This is a review of the basics of fluid & electrolytes geared specifically to nursing students. Please visit www.pocketprofnursing.com for additional information including games and other video links.
I've been an RN 2 years and I love these reviews! I feel like I get so caught up in day to day activities it's easy to forget the basics. And I am a strong auditory learner and you have one of those voices that keeps my attention. I wish I would have had this video when I was going through nursing school! Please keep making more!
Thank you so much! I wish I had instructors that were as straight to the point as you are! Really helped me with understanding fluids and electrolytes in reference to my nursing school program!
You are great! You simplify material while covering what is most important.Also, your voice is calming and kind, which makes all the difference while listening to videos, especially for an anxious nursing student. Thank You!
Great lecture!!!! I am surprise how hard it is to get great lecture's on youtube. Please keep posting. Nursing needs this. Not just for new nurses but for older ones like myself that need to review to stay safe and give good care...which is the reason for our existence.
My professor isn't really teaching us, so we can understand the concepts, but this has expanded my knowledge about F&E a little more. You are amazing for this!!!!! Thank you so much!
This was tested in my ADN program and is required knowledge in my BSN program...No lie this is a link in Canvas for pathophysiology. You go Megan. You did a great job on this PowerPoint!
Thanks for this, I'm preparing for my first exam in Med/Surg III which is completely fluid/e-/pH disorders. I am a very visual learner so this beats the hell out of reading the Hogan book.
Why do the values vary so much from one resource to the next? Shouldn't there be a "standard?" Ex. K in the NCLEX study guide is 3.5 - 5.0...and Cl is 98-107. (different than yours).Those are just two examples. There are variations in all depending on what resource one uses. To me, that's a little ridiculous. With all the so called "nursing research" that's performed, one would think that "standard" lab values would not contradict the word "standard."
Great question, and I couldn't agree more with your point. Given a certain populous from a certain ethnic background, finding an average from them, one would expect to see a 'standard' much like the BMI. By the way, you will also see the same discrepencies in haematological values (including cell characteristics) depending on the lecture you watch, or book you read.
As much as we appreciate the videos put out by people like you that take the time and effort to create content, the smallprint is horseshit. Your job as someone consciously informing others with the intent to educate them includes finding the very best and most accurate information possible on the subject. Education is our responsibility, however, you should not be putting out any content that you aren't sure of or which could remotely be incorrect. Nurses are busy people and they sometimes seek out these vidbites as reliable sources, and practicing nurses and early students aren't scholars blessed with endless time for research, so if you've made it your job to create content for them, do your bit. This isn't the same as saying all info must be final and unchanging however, as science progresses, new knowledge and techniques develop. Just be sure whatever sources you're using are up to date, referable, and most importantly peer reviewed. Thanks for the vid :)
