What identification means should the nurse use to ensure that a blood transfusion is administered to the correct client?
A. Ask the client if his name is the one on the blood product tag.
B. Ask the client's spouse if the client is the correct person who is to have the trans-fusion.
C. Compare the name and ID number on the blood product tag with the name and ID number on the client's ID band.
D. Compare the bed and room number of the client with the bed and room number listed on the blood product tag.
C
The safest way to determine whether the blood product is about to be given to the correct client is to check the client's hospital ID band and compare the information on it with that on the blood product tag. The room and bed number are never considered as a means of positive identifica-tion. Asking the client who he or she is might result in an error if the client is confused. Likewise, a visitor cannot be assumed to know which client is which.
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