A patient is in critical need of additional blood transfusions related to massive hemorrhage. The blood bank has no blood that matches the patient's type
The nurse would agree to administer non-type-specific blood if the patient has which blood type? 1. B
2. AB
3. A
4. O
2
Rationale 1: A patient with type B blood has A antibodies.
Rationale 2: Type AB blood has no antibodies. A person with type AB blood can receive any type of blood in an emergency situation and is referred to as a universal recipient.
Rationale 3: A person with blood type A has B antibodies.
Rationale 4: A person with type O blood has antibodies to both type A and type B.
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