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
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