The Patient Is to Receive 1 Unit of Packed RBCs

question 3

Multiple Choice

The patient is to receive 1 unit of packed 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 CT scan and is expected to return in about an hour.What should the nurse do?

• A)Go to radiology and administer the blood.
• B)Keep the blood refrigerated until the patient returns.
• C)Return the blood to the blood bank.
• D)Hang the blood in the patient's room and start it when the patient returns.

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