At 1000 a nurse receives 2 units of blood for a patient to be transfused. What is the most appropriate nursing action?
a. Set up 1 unit for the infusion to start by 1030 and send the other unit back until the first one has infused
b. Set up both units to infuse at the same time and to start at 1100.
c. Set up one unit for infusion and place the other in the refrigerator for the later infu-sion.
d. Send both units back and ask for a reissue of 1 unit only.
A
Blood must be started within 30 minutes of its receipt after it has been checked by two licensed staff members. In many settings, licensed practical nurses do not start the blood but can set up the infusion. The best option is to send the second unit back immediately, with an explanation that it will be called for later. One unit of blood usually takes about 2 to 4 hours to infuse.
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