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Complications
Nursing Interventions
Medication
Misc.
100
Packed red blood cells (PRBCs) increase the number of?
RBCs
100

Cough, shortness of breath, crackles, hypertension, tachycardia, and distended neck veins are signs of what complication?

Circulatory overload
100

Blood transfusions are contraindicated in clients that have

Hypersensitivity reactions

100

What medication may be prescribed between units of blood for a client at risk for fluid overload?

Diuretic

100
What should the nurse perform before starting the blood transfusion?
Verify the prescription, obtain baseline vital signs, baseline laboratory values and transfusion history, and make sure the consent form has been signed
200

Used as a replacement therapy for acute blood loss secondary to traumatic injuries or surgical procedures and for volume expansion?

Whole blood

200

Febrile non hemolytic reactions have two distinct signs, what are they?

Fever and headache
200

What culture does not accept blood transfusions?

Jehovah's Witness
200

If an anaphylactic reaction occurred what medication would you give?

Epinephrine IM or IV
200

When a patient is receiving a blood product it is important for the nurse to

Teach signs and symptoms that may occur and instruct the patient to report them

300
Platelet concentrate increases
Platelet counts
300
Bradycardia, hypotension, irregular heartbeat, paresthesias of extremities, muscle twitching, potassium level 5.0 mEq/L or greater indicates that the patient may be experiencing?
Hyperkalemia due to lysis of blood cells
300

How long should you monitor vital signs after blood transfusions?

15 to 30 min and then hourly until completed

300
For almost all blood transfusion reactions, what is given through the IV after the infusion has been stopped?
0.9% sodium chloride
300
What type of device would you use for a platelet transfusion?
A platelet filter
400
Replaces coagulation factors
Fresh frozen plasma 
400

What is the reaction that can occur within the first 50 mL of infusion including chills, fever, low back pain, tachycardia, tachypnea, and hypotension?

Acute hemolytic reaction

400

When a patient is experiencing circulatory overload what intervention could the nurse perform?

Administer diuretics and oxygen and monitor I&O

400
If the client is experiencing a mild allergic reaction with flushing, itching, and urticaria but no respiratory compromise what medication should be given?
An antihistamine 
400
Albumin can cause what type of reaction?
Risk for fluid volume excess, such as pulmonary edema
500

Albumin is used for

Adult respiratory distress, cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, and hemolytic disease of the newborn

500

A deadly complication that can lead to cardiac arrest if severe enough

Anaphylactic reaction
500

If a reaction occurs what should the nurse do immediately?

Stop the infusion and notify the provider

500
If a patient is experiencing a septic reaction from a blood product, what medications should be given?
Antibiotics, IV fluids, vasopressors, and steroids
500
What should be included in documentation after the blood transfusion is completed?
Start and completion times, total volume of transfusion, and client response to transfusion