The nurse asks a nursing student to help initiate a transfusion. Which of the following would require immediate intervention?
1. The patient's blood type is A-positive, and the student's blood type is A-negative.
2. The tubing is hanging and primed with D5 LR.
3. The student is using Y-tubing for the transfusion.
4. The student verifies the patient's name, birth date, and blood identification tags.
ANS: 2
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