A trauma patient in the emergency department has a low hemoglobin and hematocrit,and has an order to receive normal saline IV solution.Which nursing diagnosis would be most appropriate regarding the need for administering the IV solution?

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The patient's low hemoglobin and hematocrit levels suggest fluid volume deficit, which can be treated with IV saline solution to increase circulating blood volume. Activity intolerance and decreased cardiac output may be secondary complications of fluid volume deficit, but they are not the primary nursing diagnosis in this scenario. Risk for infection is not related to the administration of IV saline solution.

A Trauma Patient in the Emergency Department Has a Low