What Nursing Action Is Indicated When a Child Receiving a Unit

question 5

Multiple Choice

What nursing action is indicated when a child receiving a unit of packed red blood cells complains of chills,headache,and nausea?

• A) Continue the infusion, and take the child's vital signs.
• B) Stop the infusion immediately, and notify the provider.
• C) Slow the infusion, and assess for cessation of symptoms.
• D) Start a dextrose solution, and stay with the child.

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Definitions:

Multiple Comparison Procedure

A statistical method used to evaluate differences among group means after an ANOVA, controlling for the error rate.

Significantly Different

A statistical term used to describe a result that is unlikely to have occurred by chance alone, as determined by a predetermined significance level.

ANOVA

Short for Analysis of Variance, a statistical method used to compare means of three or more samples.

Hypothesized Distribution

A theoretical distribution used to make inferences about a population based on sample data.