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IDENTIFY

Major Competency Area: V Infusion Therapy

COMPETENCY
V-1-3
NUMBER, LETTER AND
SUBCATEGORY

Demonstrate knowledge of principles of infusion therapy:

fluid and electrolyte maintenance, restoration and replacement

In unit 6, we review the different electrolyte balances, and how

dehydration affects a client. One learning experience that I had is that
there are multiple solutions that can be administered to a client,
DESCRIBE ONE

depending on what symptoms the client is having. An example of this is

SIGNIFICANT
LEARNING
that there is normal saline is 0.9%. When an individual experiencing
EXPERIENCE IN THIS
COURSE RELATED TO
fluid volume defect, you would give a hypotonic solution of 0.45%
THE CLPNA
COMPETENCY.
PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE (osmolatity lower that of serum), replaces the intercellular fluid, causing

the cells to absorbed fluid. If a person was experiencing fluid volume

excess, you would give a hypertonic solution to assist the cells in
excreting excess intercellular fluid.
DESCRIBE WHAT YOU By knowing how the different solutions are used, and how they affects
LEARNED AND HOW IT
RELATES TO THE
the body ability to absorb fluid into or excrete fluids out of
COMPETENCY.
EXPLAIN WHY IT WAS
gives us a better idea on how to treat and care for patients.
MEANINGFUL.

USES THE
PROFICIENCY
CATEGORIES TO

RATE THEIR
PROFICIENCY IN THE
CHOSEN CLPNA
COMPETENCY.
EXPLAIN WHAT WAS
DONE TO ACHIEVE
THE COMPETENCY.

the cells,

I would rate the proficiency in knowledge about IV therapy good at the

moment. I feel that I still have a lot to learn about the IV solutions and
what they are used for. I was a little over welled with this chapter, at all
the information that needed to be learned.

By continuing to learn about IV fluids and how the different types affect
the body responses, will help me be a better nurse, and be about to care
DESCRIBE HOW YOU
WILL APPLY THIS
LEARNING IN YOUR
CURRENT AND
FUTURE NURSING
PRACTICE

for my patients better. I will have a better understanding about the

bodys need for the different electrolytes that the different solutions
offer, which will promote healing and better health in the patients that I
see.

Student Name: Kerry Murphy(1009965)______________________________________________

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Course: Nursing Foundations 2003__________________________________________________
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Date: December 15, 2014__________________________________________________________
Instructor/Tutor: Kim Harper_______________________________________________________