Abstract

The skin is the body’s largest sensory organ, covering the body in addition to serving as a protective shield against heat, light, injury and infection the skin also regulates body temperature. During burn shock, serum sodium levels vary in response to fluid resuscitation hyponatremia is common during the first week of the acute phase, as water shifts from the interstitial to the vascular space immediately after burn injury, hyperkalemia (excessive potassium) results from massive cell destruction.
The study is conducted to assess the knowledge regarding the fluid and electrolyte replacement therapy for patients with burns
among nurses and to identify the practice regarding fluid and electrolyte replacement therapy for patients with burns among nurses.
Quantitative research approach and descriptive design are used for conducting the study in Narayana Medical College Hospital at Nellore, on 100 staff nurses selected by non probability convenience sampling technique.
The study shows that the level of knowledge regarding fluid and electrolyte replacement therapy, among nurses 15(15%) had adequate knowledge, 62(62%) had moderately adequate knowledge and 23(23%) had inadequate knowledge and regarding practice regarding fluid and electrolyte replacement therapy among nurses showed that 37(37%) followed safe practice, 42(42%) had moderately safe practice and 21(21%) had unsafe practice.

Key words: Burns, Fluid replacement therapy.