Blood Administration
Blood Products
Administration 2
Lines
More Lines
100
After being thawed, the length of time FFP is good for
What is 24 hours?
100
The blood product given to anemic patients
What is PRBCs?
100
Length of time blood tubing is good for
What is 4 hours or after 2 units - which ever comes first?
100
28 days
What the dwell time of a midline catheter. *Inserted by PICC team
100

Name of the green caps placed on IV access sites

What are disinfecting caps? *must be on 1 minute to disinfect *You still MUST scrub the hub with an alcohol wipe, even if a kuros cap is in place. 

200
Length of time pooled platelets are good for
What is 4 hours?
200
The blood product that assists with clotting
What are platelets?
200
Time frame that blood must be started after receiving it from blood bank
What is within 30 minutes?
200

frequency a saline locked peripheral IV should be flushed

What is daily?

200
Frequency a PICC line dressing and caps are changed.
What is every 7 days and prn for compromised dressing?
300
The blood products that require the patient to sign a consent form
What is all of them?
300
The blood product given to a patient with an elevated INR
What is FFP?
300
Action taken if you cannot administer the blood within the allotted time after receiving it from blood bank
What is return it to the blood bank?
300
Number of attempts a RN has to insert an IV on a patient.
What is 2? *Algorythm to follow if unable to start an IV *Important to document attempts and location IV placed
300

When tubing needs to be changed if disconnected at anytime from your patient.

What is in 24 hours? *Tubing changed if pt returns from a procedure where the closed system has been disconnected.

400
Name 5 things that must be included when labeling a specimen for T&S
What is full name, DOB, MR#, date/time of collection, your Meditech name, 2nd RN Meditech name?
400
The first thing you must do if you suspect a transfusion reaction
What is stop the transfusion?
400
Amount of time you have to completely infuse a unit of blood once it is spiked
What is 4 hours?
400
Frequency an IV site must be assessed
What is every 2 hours for Critical Care and pt with cognitive defects or Every 4 hours for all other pts?
400
Used to access a port-a-cath
What is a Huber Needle?
500
2 types of patients that require a blood consent to be signed
What are all surgicals, T&S, donated autologous blood, direct donation, or any patient with an order for blood
500
Length of time a type and screen is good for.
What is 3 days?
500

After obtaining blood consent, 2 things you must do before getting blood from the blood bank

What are obtain VS & check IV site?

500
Length of time you must scrub the hub before accessing an IV line
What is 15 seconds?
500
Done on an admit with an existing PICC line
What is dressing change, cap change, and chest x-ray?
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