Exam 30: Blood Therapy

The patient is to receive 1 unit of packed red blood cells (RBCs).The nurse obtains the blood from the blood bank and returns to the unit to find that the patient has been taken to radiology for a computed tomography (CT)scan and is expected to return in about an hour.What should the nurse do?

The specific blood product used for replacement of clotting factors and fibrinogen is

The patient is scheduled to receive a blood transfusion.Preadministration laboratory tests are run to assess the level of which component in the patient's blood?

The patient has received a total of 7 units of blood over the past 8 hours.The nurse assesses the patient's laboratory test results.Which of the following would be an expected complication?

Transfusion therapy is the intravenous (IV)administration of which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

The patient is receiving a unit of packed red blood cells (RBCs).Fifteen minutes into the procedure,he complains of severe kidney pain,and his temperature increases by 1.6°C (3°F).The nurse stops the transfusion immediately,suspecting that which of the following reactions is occurring?

The nurse is administering 1 unit of packed red blood cells as ordered by the primary care provider.While the nurse is measuring vital signs 15 minutes after starting the transfusion,the patient complains of chills and back pain.What is the nurse's first action?

The nurse is administering blood.What should the nurse do to detect a blood reaction as quickly as possible?

The patient has been home from the hospital for 10 days.On the last day of his hospitalization,he received 2 units of packed red blood cells (RBCs).This morning,he noticed that his skin had a yellow tint to it and his temperature was elevated.Which reaction might this patient be experiencing?

The patient is to receive 2 units of packed red blood cells (RBCs).Before administering the blood,what does the nurse need to do? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is preparing to administer a unit of blood to a patient using blood tubing.On the blood product side of the Y tubing,the nurse will hang blood.What will be hung on the other side of the Y tubing?

When a patient's adverse reaction to a blood transfusion is differentiated,which of the following signs and symptoms indicates the presence of an anaphylactic response?

A nurse is concerned about the type of blood that a patient is to receive.A patient with an O blood type may safely receive which type of blood?

What is the purpose of administering a transfusion? (Select all that apply.)

Symptoms that indicate an adverse reaction to blood products include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

The patient is receiving blood when he suddenly complains of low back pain and develops diaphoresis and chills.The nurse should (Select all that apply.)

A transfusion in which the donor is the patient is known as a(n)______________ transfusion.

What primary intervention should a nurse who is preparing a blood transfusion perform?

Under the ABO system,the blood type __________ can be given to any individual and is known as the "universal donor."

An appropriate technique for the nurse to implement for a blood transfusion is to