The nurse is caring for a client with fluid volume excess secondary to congestive heart failure and chronic renal failure. Which of the following physician's orders would the nurse question?
1. Administer diuretics.
2. Restrict fluids.
3. Daily weights
4. High-sodium diet
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Rationale: Clients with excess fluids require a low-sodium diet because water retention increases with sodium increases. Diuretics, fluid restriction, and daily weights would all be appropriate orders for this client.
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