If a Patient Has a Transfusion Reaction, the Nurse Should

question 3

Short Answer

If a patient has a transfusion reaction, the nurse should perform the following interventions in which priority order? Put a comma and space between each answer choice (A, B, C, D, etc.).
A) Take and record vital signs
B) Notify physician and blood bank
C) Stop the transfusion
D) Monitor urine output
E) Return blood and tubing to the blood bank

• A) Take and record vital signs
• B) Notify physician and blood bank
• C) Stop the transfusion
• D) Monitor urine output
• E) Return blood and tubing to the blood bank

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