A patient with a C6 spinal cord injury who received several liters of intravenous fluid continues to have a blood pressure of 78/50 mm Hg. What should the nurse anticipate being prescribed for this patient?

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1. The use of steroids is controversial and would not be prescribed to improve the patient's blood pressure.
2. Beta blockers will slow the heart and drop the blood pressure.
3. Treatment of hypotension presumes hypovolemia, and the patient is immediately provided with crystalloid fluids. If volume repletion does not restore an adequate blood pressure, vasopressors such as norepinephrine may be prescribed.
4. Packed red blood cells are not identified as treatment for the patient with a spinal cord injury experiencing hypotension.

A Patient with a C6 Spinal Cord Injury Who Received