A patient with increased intracranial pressure (ICP) is sensitive to fluid-volume shifts. The nurse recognizes which approach as safest to reduce this patient's cerebral edema?
A) Mannitol
B) 3% sodium chloride
C) 0.9% normal saline
D) Packed red blood cells
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