The nurse is caring for a patient with a medical diagnosis of increased intracranial pressure (ICP) .Which intravenous (IV) fluid order would the nurse accept without questioning?
A) Run normal saline at 125 mL/hour.
B) Run half-normal saline at 200 mL/hour.
C) Run 5% dextrose in water at 80 mL/hour.
D) Run 5% dextrose in 0.45% NaCl at 75 mL/hour.
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