I have an exam on F&E on Monday and I have been told that there's a lot of questions about when to use which solution. Anyone have any pointers or any help at all. My instructors notes leave a lot to be desired. He expects use to do most of the research ourselves, so here I am. lol
Daytonite, BSN, RN 4 Articles; 14,603 Posts Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt. Has 40 years experience. Apr 11, 2009 try these:table of commonly used iv solutions.doc - you can print this out for your own usepost #17 on this sticky thread: https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/any-good-iv-127657.html - any good iv therapy or nursing procedure web sites good luck on your test!
fitzhughh 19 Posts Apr 14, 2009 I cannot specifically answer your question but, here is how I remember:I think of isotonic solutions being like what the body already has Hyper is to add to (so I think of more solutes being added to regular fluid)Hypo is less (so I think of taking solutes away from what we have)So... 0.9 Normal Saline is isotonic (normal like your body) you add anything to it and it is hypertonic you take anything away and it is hypo. Just memorize your isotonic solutions (I think there are like 3 regular) and then if you see anything added or removed you will know what it is.Like D5 ½ NS (you added D5 to NS so its hypertonic)I hope I did not make this more confusing for you...