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A nurse is caring for a client who has hypernatremia and requires IV fluid therapy. Which solution should the nurse prepare to infuse for this client?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D: Hypotonic solution. In hypernatremia, there is an excess of sodium in the blood causing dehydration of cells. A hypotonic solution has a lower concentration of solutes than the intracellular fluid, helping to move water into the cells and dilute the excess sodium in the blood. Isotonic solution (
A) would not help with the cellular dehydration,
Total Parenteral Nutrition (
B) is a complete nutrition solution but not specific for hypernatremia, and hypertonic solution (
C) would worsen the condition by further increasing sodium levels.

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