A severely injured man is brought into the emergency department after an automobile accident and is given two units of O-negative blood while waiting for a cross-match to be completed for the other 4 units of blood that the physician has ordered
The nurse discovers a card identifying the man as a Jehovah's Witness. What is the most appropriate nursing action? a. Inform the laboratory to hold the process on typing and crossmatching the 4 units of blood.
b. Call the hospital administration to obtain a court order to intervene.
c. Inform the physician that the patient is a Jehovah's Witness.
d. Remove all tourniquets and cardiac mon-itoring devices.
C
Jehovah's Witnesses do not permit the infusion of blood or blood products under any circums-tances. The physician who ordered the blood transfusion must be notified immediately.
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