BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS
BLOOD TRANSFUSION QUESTIONS
**YOU MUST COMPLETE QUESTIONS PRIOR TO CHECKOFF**
1. When questioning the patient about any prior transfusions and reactions, the patient reports that the last time he received blood, he developed a rash. What would you do next?
2. What factors determine the length of time the blood should be transfused? (the rate of administration)
3. After initiating the transfusion at a slow rate (10 gtts/min or less) for 15 minutes, what observations/data would indicate that it is safe to increase the rate to the prescribed rate?
4. What observations by the nurse would warrant immediately stopping the transfusion?
5. In the event of a transfusion reaction, what are the nursing actions, listed in order of priority?
N: Syllabus/Skills/1229/Blood Transfusions Questions Reviewed 04/10
Reviewed 04/11
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