ATI Virtual Scenario Blood Transfusion
Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What should a nurse do with the blood bag and tubing after a suspected transfusion reaction?
✔✔ Send them to the lab for analysis along with a completed transfusion reaction report.
What is the most accurate way to calculate the transfusion rate for packed red blood cells?
✔✔ Divide the total volume by the total time in minutes, adjusting the infusion pump
accordingly.
If a patient reports anxiety and chest tightness 10 minutes after transfusion begins, what is the
nurse’s first action?
✔✔ Stop the transfusion immediately and assess the patient’s airway and vital signs.
What should the nurse assess to monitor for fluid overload during a transfusion?
✔✔ Lung sounds, respiratory rate, and presence of peripheral edema.
Why is patient education about early signs of reaction essential before transfusion?
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, ✔✔ Because early reporting can prevent serious complications or death.
What is the minimum number of patient identifiers that should be used before starting a
transfusion?
✔✔ Two — usually full name and medical record number.
Why is it unsafe to store blood products in a unit medication fridge?
✔✔ Because blood must be stored under strict, regulated temperature control in a blood bank
fridge.
How often should the nurse monitor a patient's vital signs during platelet transfusion?
✔✔ Before, 15 minutes into the infusion, then at the end of the transfusion.
What is the time frame within which platelets must be infused after leaving the blood bank?
✔✔ As soon as possible and within 30 minutes.
If a patient experiences rigors (shivering) during a transfusion, what does this potentially
indicate?
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Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What should a nurse do with the blood bag and tubing after a suspected transfusion reaction?
✔✔ Send them to the lab for analysis along with a completed transfusion reaction report.
What is the most accurate way to calculate the transfusion rate for packed red blood cells?
✔✔ Divide the total volume by the total time in minutes, adjusting the infusion pump
accordingly.
If a patient reports anxiety and chest tightness 10 minutes after transfusion begins, what is the
nurse’s first action?
✔✔ Stop the transfusion immediately and assess the patient’s airway and vital signs.
What should the nurse assess to monitor for fluid overload during a transfusion?
✔✔ Lung sounds, respiratory rate, and presence of peripheral edema.
Why is patient education about early signs of reaction essential before transfusion?
1
, ✔✔ Because early reporting can prevent serious complications or death.
What is the minimum number of patient identifiers that should be used before starting a
transfusion?
✔✔ Two — usually full name and medical record number.
Why is it unsafe to store blood products in a unit medication fridge?
✔✔ Because blood must be stored under strict, regulated temperature control in a blood bank
fridge.
How often should the nurse monitor a patient's vital signs during platelet transfusion?
✔✔ Before, 15 minutes into the infusion, then at the end of the transfusion.
What is the time frame within which platelets must be infused after leaving the blood bank?
✔✔ As soon as possible and within 30 minutes.
If a patient experiences rigors (shivering) during a transfusion, what does this potentially
indicate?
2
