NUR FUNDAMENTA (NUR FUNDAMENTAL)

PN Adjunct Instructors: Patricia Roysden FNP Instructor Nicole Britt RN Instructor Debor ah Hall Turne r, RN Instru ctor Sheil a Floyd, RN Clinic al Instru ctor IMPORTANT NUMBERS Tennessee College of Applied Technology (931) 484-7502 Administration: Cliff Wightman, President ....................................... (931) 444-1315 Stacy Johnson.......................................................... (931) 444-1288 Front Office Staff: Danielle Sutton, Finance and H....

1. Acid Base Balance ● PH: 7.35-7.45 (↓ acidosis ↑ alkalosis) ● Bicarb: 22-26 (↓ acidosis ↑ alkalosis) ● Ph & bicard are going the same way; it's metabolic. Different directions its respiratory. ● Acidosis & alkalosis depends on Ph. ● As the PH goes, so does my patient. Except potassium (goes opposite) ○ ↓ : body systems go down ○ ↑: every system in the body get more irritable ■ If Ph goes down, you have high potassium. ● Alkalosis ○ Irritability ○ ...