The nurse assesses the client's urine and finds a specific gravity of 1.050, which the nurse concludes is consistent with the nursing diagnosis:
1. Fluid Volume deficit.
2. Fluid Volume excess.
3. Infection.
4. Urinary elimination, altered.
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Rationale: The client with a high specific gravity is most likely experiencing a fluid volume deficit, causing urine to be very concentrated. A fluid volume excess would normally increase urine output and produce very dilute urine. There is no indication of infection or altered elimination related to only a specific gravity.
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