Author Question: The nurse is providing care for a patient who is receiving a blood transfusion. Pre-transfusion ... (Read 41 times)

SGallaher96 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse is providing care for a patient who is receiving a blood transfusion. Pre-transfusion vital signs were blood pressure (BP), 144/78 mm Hg; temperature (T), 98.4F; pulse (P), 86; respirations (R), 14.

Now, approximately an hour after the transfusion was initiated, the patient's vital signs are BP, 168/92 mm Hg; P, 98; R, 20. Next, the nurse should

1. Record the vital signs.
2. Listen to the patient's breath sounds.
3. Notify the physician.
4. Slow the transfusion rate.

Question 2

The nurse is providing care for a patient with an allergy to corn. Which of the following solutions, if ordered by the physician, would the nurse question?

1. 0.9 sodium chloride (NS)
2. 0.45 sodium chloride (1/2NS)
3. Dextrose 5 in water (D5W)
4. Lactated Ringer's (LR)