A nurse prepares to administer a blood transfusion to a client, and checks the blood label with a second registered nurse using the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) universal bar-coding system to ensure the right blood for the right
client. Which components must be present on the blood label in bar code and in eye-readable format? (Select all that apply.)
a.
Unique facility identifier
b.
Lot number related to the donor
c.
Name of the client receiving blood
d.
ABO group and Rh type of the donor
e.
Blood type of the client receiving blood
ANS: A, B, D
The ISBT universal bar-coding system includes four components: (1) the unique facility identifier, (2) the lot number relating to the donor, (3) the product code, and (4) the ABO group and Rh type of the donor.
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