A nurse is transfusing a unit of whole blood to a client when the health care provider requests the following: "Furosemide (Lasix) 20 mg IV push." What does the nurse do?
A. Adds Lasix to the normal saline that is infusing with the blood
B. Administers Lasix to the client intramuscularly (IM)
C. Piggy-backs Lasix into the infusing blood
D. Waits until the transfusion has been completed to administer Lasix.
Ans: D. Waits until the transfusion has been completed to administer Lasix.
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