A Child with Pancytopenia Is Getting a Blood Transfusion and It

question 36

Multiple Choice

A child with pancytopenia is getting a blood transfusion and it is time to administer her IV antibiotic.The child has only one IV line.What action by the nurse is most appropriate?

• A) Administer the antibiotic with the blood.
• B) Obtain an order for an oral antibiotic.
• C) Start a new peripheral IV in another site.
• D) Stop the blood to give the antibiotic.

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