[Answered]: (1 point) NCLEX Prep – Test Bank Question: Please…

Question 15 (1 point) NCLEX Prep – Test Bank Question: Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the questions that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. A 24-year-old male arrives at the emergency department via air transport after sustaining a fall while rock climbing. The patient is minimally responsive with sluggishly reactive pupils upon arrival. He is requiring support with mechanical ventilation. A CT scan reveals multiple head bleeds and intracranial swelling. The patient has obvious fractures of his bilateral upper extremities and right leg. The patient is rushed to surgery with the plan to relieve the pressure of the intracranial swelling. You are preparing to administer hypertonic saline. Which of the following solutions would you expect the physician to order to produce the desired physiological effect in the patient? Question 15 options: 0.9% sodium chloride with dextrose 3% sodium chloride 0.45% sodium chloride 0.9% sodium chloride