ATI Nursing Skills Template Blood Administration | SKILL NAME Blood Administration

ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATE:Nursing Skill Description of Skill A blood transfusion is a routine medical procedure in which donated blood is provided to you through a narrow tube placed within a vein in your arm. This potentially life-saving procedure can help replace blood lost due to surgery or injury. STUDENT NAME SKILL NAME Blood Administration REVIEW MODULE CHAPTER Enter text. T Client Education Educate on s/s of adverse reaction. Monitor for the next 48 hours. Nursing Interventions (pre, intra, post) Verify order, check for cross matching and typing, Obtain and record baseline VS, Practice strict asepsis, 2 RN’s check the label of the blood transfusion, Warm blood at room temperature before transfusion, Identify client properly. CONSIDERATIONS Indications Indications for transfusion include symptomatic anemia (causing shortness of breath, dizziness, congestive heart failure, and decreased exercise tolerance), acute sickle cell crisis, and acute blood loss of more than 30 percent of blood volume. Outcomes/Evaluation Increased lab values Resolution of thrombocytopenia, or anemia.Acute kidney failure Anemia Lung problems (pulmonary edema) Shock Febrile reactions Hemolysis Allergic reactions sepsis Monitor VS Monitor labs Actual administration of the blood product and monitoring of the patient during its administration but they also need to efficiently identify and manage any potential transfusion reactions ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATES