Blood Therapy Pinnacle Educational Eminence.

OThe patient has type AB+ blood. An individual with type AB+ blood can receive blood from any group (with AB being preferable) and can only donate blood to another AB+ type individual. They are known as universal recipients. A bus accident occurred in a rural area. Several patients taken to the local hospital required blood transfusions, resulting in a decreased supply of whole blood. One patient is blood type B. The blood bank sends type O− RBCs. What is the nurse's best action? Administer the type O blood. A patient is Rh(D) positive. The patient is to receive a unit of RBCs. The blood bank sends Rh(D)-negative RBCs. What is the nurse's best action? Use the blood product supplied because Rh(D)-negative RBCs may be safely transfused to Rh(D)-positive patients. A patient is Rh(D) negative. A patient is to receive a transfusion of plasma. The blood bank sends Rh(D)-positive plasma. What should the nurse do? Use the blood product supplied because Rh(D)-positive plasma may be safely transfused to Rh(D)-negative patients