In Providing Care to a Patient with a Severe Fluid

question 8

Multiple Choice

In providing care to a patient with a severe fluid deficit, which prescribed intravenous solution does the nurse recognize as most effective in expanding plasma volume?

• A)0.9 % Normal saline
• B)Dextrose 10% 3.0.45 % Normal saline
• C)Albumin

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