How should the nurse modify the standard transfusion therapy procedure when administering a platelet transfusion?
A. Use a transfusion set that has short tubing and no filter.
B. Warm the platelets to body temperature before initiating the transfusion.
C. Administer the platelet solution by rapid IV push instead of as an infusion.
D. Co-administer amphotericin B as prophylaxis against fungal contamination.
A
Platelets are fragile and must be infused immediately after being brought to the client's room, usually over a 15- to 30-minute period. A special transfusion set with a smaller filter and shorter tubing is used. Standard transfusion sets are not used with platelets because the filter traps the platelets, and the longer tubing increases platelet adherence to the lumen.
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