Acid-Base Homeostasis: Overview for Infusion Nurses.
Acid-base homeostasis is essential to normal function of the human body. Even slight alterations can significantly alter physiologic processes at the tissue and cellular levels. To optimally care for patients, nurses must be able to recognize signs and symptoms that indicate deviations from normal. Nurses who provide infusions to patients-whether in acute care, home care, or infusion center settings-have a responsibility to be able to recognize the laboratory value changes that occur with the imbalance and appreciate the treatment options, including intravenous infusions.
Wegmans School of Nursing, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, New York. Natalie A. Masco, DNP, RN, FNP-C, has more than a decade of clinical practice in the acute care setting. Dr. Masco is an assistant professor at the Wegmans School of Nursing at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York, and is the coordinator of the Family Nurse Practitioner Program.
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D000137:Acid-Base Imbalance / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D000138:Acidosis; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D055815:Young Adult