NUR 227 BLOOD PRODUCTS REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is typing with blood products ✅determining a persons blood type
What is cross-matching with blood products ✅determining compatibility between blood
specimens
- indirect coombs test
Universal donor ✅o-
Universal recipient ✅ab+
What type of blood can someone get if they have rh+ ✅they can get rh+ and rh_
What type of blood can someone get if they have rh+ ✅they can get rh+ and rh-
What type of blood can someone get if they have rh- ✅just rh-
When should the final patient identity check be done ✅at the bedside
Who should take initial baseline vs ✅the nurse
How long should the nurse observe a patient when blood transfusion ✅15-30 min
What are transfusion responsibilities ✅if no reaction increase rate to infuse in about 2
hours, take vs q. Hr and at end of transfusion, blood has to be in within 4 hours
How must platelets be kept ✅at room temp, good for 1-5 days
What are other nursing care to do with platelets ✅agiate bag periodically to prevent
clumping, administer fast as can tolerate, abo compatibility doesn't matter
- done for bleeding caused by thrombocytopenia
What are nursing indications for fresh frozen plasma ✅abo compatibility is required,
stored for 1 year, use within 24 hours of thawing
- done for bleeding caused by deficiency in clotting factors, fluid volume expander
S/s of acute hemolytic transfusion reaction ✅immediate onset
Facial flushing
Fever & headache
Low back pain (also abdominal, chest, flank pain)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is typing with blood products ✅determining a persons blood type
What is cross-matching with blood products ✅determining compatibility between blood
specimens
- indirect coombs test
Universal donor ✅o-
Universal recipient ✅ab+
What type of blood can someone get if they have rh+ ✅they can get rh+ and rh_
What type of blood can someone get if they have rh+ ✅they can get rh+ and rh-
What type of blood can someone get if they have rh- ✅just rh-
When should the final patient identity check be done ✅at the bedside
Who should take initial baseline vs ✅the nurse
How long should the nurse observe a patient when blood transfusion ✅15-30 min
What are transfusion responsibilities ✅if no reaction increase rate to infuse in about 2
hours, take vs q. Hr and at end of transfusion, blood has to be in within 4 hours
How must platelets be kept ✅at room temp, good for 1-5 days
What are other nursing care to do with platelets ✅agiate bag periodically to prevent
clumping, administer fast as can tolerate, abo compatibility doesn't matter
- done for bleeding caused by thrombocytopenia
What are nursing indications for fresh frozen plasma ✅abo compatibility is required,
stored for 1 year, use within 24 hours of thawing
- done for bleeding caused by deficiency in clotting factors, fluid volume expander
S/s of acute hemolytic transfusion reaction ✅immediate onset
Facial flushing
Fever & headache
Low back pain (also abdominal, chest, flank pain)
