A severely injured adult male is brought into the ER following an auto accident and is given 2 units of O negative blood while waiting for a crossmatch to be completed for the other 4 units of blood that the doctor has ordered
The nurse discovers a card identifying the man as a Jehovah's Witness. The nurse should: 1. inform the laboratory to hold the process on the type and crossmatch.
2. call the hospital administration to obtain a court order to intervene.
3. inform the doctor that the patient is a Jehovah's Witness.
4. remove all tourniquets and cardiac monitoring devices.
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Jehovah's Witnesses do not permit blood or blood product infusion under any circumstanc-es. The doctor who ordered the blood transfusion must be notified immediately.
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