ATI Med Surg with correct answers

When administering a transfusion of packed red blood cells, it is important to.... Correct Answer - make sure the entire unit is transfused within 4 hours A patient who is anticipating total hip replacement is considering autologous transfusion. When teaching this patient about autologous transfusion, it is important to emphasize that... Correct Answer - It reduces the risk of mismatched blood A type of protein the immune system produces to neutralize a threat of some kind, such as an incompatible substance in the blood, is called an.... Correct Answer - Antibody You are caring for a patient with severe trauma whose blood type is A. A blood transfusion is ordered stat. You know that the patient can safely receive blood from blood group O because... Correct Answer - type O blood contains no A antigens. -Type O blood contains no antigens at all, which is why people with type O blood are considered universal donors - because their blood can be transfused to people with any ABO-related type without putting them at risk for an ABO incompatibility. It is the specific antigens in the transfused blood that trigger hemolytic reactions. Since type O has no antigens, it is safe for this patient and for any other patient. A patient is about to receive a unit of packed RBCs. The unit of blood has arrived and you are about to initiate the transfusion. Which of the following procedures will help you protect the patient against the possibility of a blood-group incompatibility? Correct Answer - Comparing the ID numbers on the blood unit with those on the order form and the wristband