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Fluid and Electrolytes + ABG Study Guide for the NCLEX-RN® (PDF)
Read the number, then act: the normal range, the critical value, and the first nursing action for potassium, magnesium, calcium, sodium and chloride. Then ABG interpretation step by step with the ROME method, compensation included, across 12 worked gases. Finish with 24 NCLEX-RN®-style practice questions with rationales.
- 81-page PDF + in-course ebook
- ABG step by step, ROME included
- 12 worked gases: uncompensated, partial, full
- A mnemonic in every topic + 24 practice questions
- Clinical values cite their sources
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Built by Mariano Alfred Acevedo, PhD, RN — Founder and Curriculum Director of Jade NursingPrep™, with over 30 years in nursing education preparing students for the NCLEX-RN®.
One lab value at a time. Read the number, then read your client. You’ve got this!
— Nurse Professor JadeEducational content only; not medical advice. Reference ranges vary by lab, assay, age, sex, and clinical context — always read your facility's printed range.
Why lab values matter
You will read lab values on almost every kind of nursing test
Case studies often show lab results. So do NGN-style questions. So do questions about a disease. Your job is to read the number and decide what to do first.
That skill follows you through nursing school and beyond:
- Foundations course exams
- →
- Med-Surg and course exams
- →
- Exit exams
- →
- The NCLEX-RN®
- →
- Your first shift as a nurse
This guide teaches you to read the number, then read your client. Learn it once. Use it on every test you take.
Inside the guide
What is inside the Fluid and Electrolytes + ABG study guide
Every topic starts at the bedside. Every topic ends with the first nursing action.
Critical values
The critical value and what you do first.
Potassium
Low, high and IV potassium safety.
Magnesium
Low magnesium and magnesium sulfate toxicity.
Calcium
Low and high calcium.
Sodium and chloride
Low and high sodium, then chloride.
ABGs and compensation
All 4 acid–base disorders. Uncompensated, partial and full.
Then 24 NCLEX-RN®-style questions with rationales (pages 74–78). The sources for every clinical value close the guide (pages 79–80).
One pattern, every topic
The N.U.R.S.E.S. Sequence™
Learn it once. Use it on all 14 topics.
Each topic also has traps, pattern alerts, a mnemonic, what not to do and key pearls.
Is this for you?
Who this study guide is for
Study plan included
Your 14-day review plan
Page 2 tells you what to study each day.
Free with Jade
Free tools to use with your guide
Create a free Jade account. Then use these with the guide.
Free NCLEX-RN® practice questions
- 30 questions in NGN-style formats
- A rationale for every option
- Your score by topic and a study plan
- Sign up free to get each new set as we add it
My Study Planner
- A countdown to your exam date
- Month, week and day views
- Add your own study sessions
- A clinical tracker you can print
ABG interpretation guide
- The ROME method, step by step
- Read a gas before you buy
- See how Jade teaches
Want potassium first? See the free potassium lab values guide.
Questions
Questions about the study guide
Is it a PDF or an ebook?
Both. You download the 81-page PDF after checkout. The same guide is also an ebook inside your Jade account.
Does it teach ABG compensation?
Yes. It covers uncompensated, partially compensated and fully compensated gases. All 4 acid–base disorders are worked in each state. That makes 12 worked gases.
Does it use the ROME method?
Yes. ROME is the mnemonic in the acid–base topics. The compensation pages use it to read each gas.
How many practice questions are there?
There are 24 NCLEX-RN®-style questions. Each one has a rationale.
Where do the clinical values come from?
Clinical values cite their sources. The reference list is on pages 79 and 80.
What else is free?
A free account gives you the free practice test and My Study Planner. New free question sets are added as we release them.
Can I get a refund?
This study guide is a downloadable PDF, so it is non-refundable once purchased. Read our Refund and Subscription Policy before you buy.
Is Jade NursingPrep™ part of NCSBN®?
No. Jade NursingPrep™ is not affiliated with or endorsed by NCSBN®.
Read the number. Read your client. Then act. You’ve got this!
Get all 14 topics in one study guide 81 pages · 12 worked ABGs · 24 practice questions · Nurse Professor Jade