A nurse is concerned about the type of blood that a patient is to receive. A patient with an O blood type may safely receive which type of blood?
a. Type A blood
b. Type B blood
c. Type AB blood
d. Type O blood
D
People with type O blood have both A and B antibodies and therefore can receive only type O blood. People with type A blood have anti-B antibodies and therefore can receive only type A blood. People with type B blood have anti-A antibodies and therefore can receive only type B blood. People with type AB blood have neither antibody and therefore can receive all blood types.
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