A patient in the emergency department needs a blood transfusion of A blood, and none is available. Nursing care would be correct if the nurse administered blood of which type?
a. A+
b. O+
c. O
d. AB
C
The nurse can administer O because it doesn't contain any proteins or substances that the patient doesn't already have. O+ and A+ nor AB cannot be administered because the presence of the Rh factor would cause a reaction in the patient. Th patient has antibodies to the B antigens found in the AB blood.
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