Time
The amount of time blood (RBCs) can be out of blood bank before the transfusion is started
What is 30 minutes?
The first action you take when you suspect a blood transfusion reaction
What is Stop Blood?
I am the blood type considered the universal donor (include Rh factor)
What is O negative?
The only fluid that can be administered with a blood product
What is 0.9 Normal Saline?
Number of people who are needed to check/verify blood prior to the blood transfusion starting
What is 2 licensed professionals?
The amount of time a nurse must stay with their patient after starting a blood transfusion
What is 15 minutes?
With this transfusion reaction, the patient usually develops symptoms such as back pain and anxiety within 15 minutes of transfusion initiation.
What is hemolytic reaction?
A patient who has A negative blood can receive these types of blood
What is A negative and O negative?
Type of tubing used for blood transfusions.
What is Y-tubing? What is ours called?
Must have a filter!
This is where two individuals complete all blood verification safety checks
What is at the patient bedside?
The maximum length of time blood (RBCs) or blood tubing can hang
What is 4 hours?
To infuse slowly for the first 15 minutes when starting a blood transfusion?
What is monitoring for a transfusion reaction?
A patient who has blood type of B positive can give blood to these blood types.
What is B positive and AB positive?
Name one of the purposes for administering a transfusion
What is
1. Restore intravascular volume
2. Restore the blood's oxygen-carrying capacity
3. Provide clotting factors and/or platelets
This practice to prevent transmission of disease must be followed when administering blood or handling body fluids
What is standard precautions?
Completed at start of transfusion, 15 minutes after start of transfusion, and post transfusion
What is vital sign checks?
Fever, Chills, Back Pain, Chest Pain, Dyspnea or Hemoglobinuria
What are potential signs of a transfusion reaction?
The presence or absence of this on the surface of RBC's determines a person's blood type.
What are antigens?
I can provide approval to remove the patient's Blood Bank Patient ID Band.
What is only Lab staff?
Procedure performed prior to a blood transfusion to determine whether donor blood is compatible
What is type and screen?
Life-threatening reactions usually occur within this timeframe of transfusion.
What is 15 minutes?
This type of transfusion reaction occurs due to infusion of contaminated blood products.
What is bacterial reaction?
I am what determines a person's Rh type.
What is D-antigen?
This type of transfusion replaces fibrinogen, factors VIII, XIII, von Willebrand's factor
What is Cryoprecipitate?
In verifying patent vascular access this is used to transfuse blood products?
What is a 18-G or 20-G catheter?
According to Clinical Skills - 22-G or 20 G ok