The nurse caring for a patient receiving a transfusion assesses that the patient is wheezing and is complaining of back pain. After the nurse stops the transfusion, the nurse should:
1. discontinue the IV.
2. notify the charge nurse.
3. administer heparin.
4. raise the patient's head.
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The charge nurse should be notified immediately after the transfusion is stopped. The charge nurse will notify the physician and the lab or blood bank. The head of the bed should be raised to aid in respiration and O2 should be administered in high doses. The blood tubing and the bag should not be discarded because the blood bank will want it to check the accu-racy of the typing.
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