Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 9th
Edition Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
6. Under the ABO system, the blood type __________ can be given
to any individual and is known as the "Universal Donor." -
correct answer ✅ANS:
O negative
O negative can be given to people of any blood type and is known
as the "Universal Donor."
5. The patient has received blood within the past 6 hours. The
patient begins to feel short of breath and calls for the nurse. The
nurse
finds that the patient is dusky in color with crackles throughout his
lungs and is coughing up pink frothy sputum. The nurse calls
the physician immediately, knowing that the patient is showing
signs of _________________. -
correct answer ✅ANS:
transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)
transfusion-related acute lung injury
,Blood Therapy Ch: 30 Perry et al.:
Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 9th
Edition Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
Possible adverse outcomes that result from transfusion therapy
include transmission of diseases, circulatory overload, and TRALI
characterized by noncardiogenic pulmonary edema with onset
within 6 hours of transfusion.
4. The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving blood while
monitoring the patient for potential complications. The nurse
knows
that a systemic response to administration of a blood product that
is incompatible with the blood of the recipient, contains allergens
to which the recipient is sensitive or allergic, or is contaminated
with pathogens is known as a _________. -
correct answer ✅ANS:
hemolytic reaction
A hemolytic reaction is a systemic response to the administration of
a blood product that is incompatible with the blood of the
recipient, contains allergens to which the recipient is sensitive or
allergic, or is contaminated with pathogens.
, Blood Therapy Ch: 30 Perry et al.:
Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 9th
Edition Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
3. Antibodies that react against the A and B antigens are naturally
present in the plasma of people whose red blood cells do not carry
the antigen. These antibodies react against the foreign antigens.
Incompatible red blood cells clump together or _____________,
which results in a life-threatening hemolytic transfusion reaction. -
correct answer ✅ANS:
agglutinate
Antibodies that react against the A and B antigens are naturally
present in the plasma of people whose red blood cells do not carry
the antigen. These antibodies (agglutinins) react against the foreign
antigens (agglutinogens). Incompatible red blood cells
agglutinate (clump together), which results in a life-threatening
hemolytic transfusion reaction.
2. The presence or absence of specific antigens on the surface of
red blood cells determines ___________________ in the ABO
system. -
correct answer ✅ANS:
blood type