Exam 30: Blood Therapy

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?

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

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

The presence or absence of specific antigens on the surface of red blood cells determines ___________________ in the ABO system.

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?

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