Which assessment finding should cause a nurse to question administering a sodium-containing isotonic IV fluid?
A)Blood pressure of 102/58.
B)Dry mucous membranes.
C)Poor skin turgor.
D)Pitting edema.

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Pitting edema indicates that the patient may be retaining excess extracellular fluid,and the nurse should question the order for solution meant to rehydrate the patient.All other options are consistent with ECV deficit,in which case the patient would benefit from a sodium-containing isotonic solution that expands ECV.

Which Assessment Finding Should Cause a Nurse to Question Administering