Online Companion: Nursing Fundamentals: Caring & Clinical Decision Making

Web Sites
Chapter 34: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)
http://www.aacn.org/
Provides resources and membership information for critical care nurses.

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
http://www.clinnutr.org/
Presents professional resources, nutrition news, and other information for professionals in parenteral and enteral nutrition (PEN).

Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses
http://www.caccn.ca/
Offers information on membership, conferences, and current health care news.

Critical Care Nurse Journal
www.critical-care-nurse.org/
Clinical journal for acute and critical care nurses and official publication of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.

MedCalc–Charlie's Clinical Calculators
http://www.eMedCalc.com
Points to online clinical calculators for fluid and electrolytes and much more.

National Association of Vascular Access Networks
http://www.navannet.org/
Offers assistance and resources for clinicians, educators, regulators, and manufacturers.