The nurse has initiated a blood transfusion on a preschool child. The child begins to exhibit signs of a transfusion reaction
Place in order the interventions the nurse should implement, sequencing from the highest priority to the lowest.
a. Take the vital signs.
b. Stop the transfusion.
c. Notify the practitioner.
d. Maintain a patent intravenous (IV) line with normal saline.
52. First priority
53. Second priority
54. Third priority
55. Fourth priority
52. ANS: B
53. ANS: A
54. ANS: D
55. ANS: C
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