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The client arrives in the emergency department after a motor vehicle accident. Nursing assessment findings include BP 68/34, pulse rate 130, and respirations 18. Which is the client’s most appropriate priority nursing diagnosis?

ExplanationThe vital signs indicate hypovolemic shock or fluid volume deficit. In answers A, C, and D, cerebral tissue perfusion, airway clearance, and sensory perception alterations are not symptoms and, therefore, are incorrect.