A nurse is preparing to hang a blood transfusion. Which action is ...

[tichca]

A nurse is preparing to hang a blood transfusion. Which action is most important?
 
  a. Documenting the transfusion
  b. Placing the client on NPO status
  c. Placing the client in isolation
  d. Putting on a pair of gloves

Question 2

A nursing student wants to know why clients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease tend to be polycythemic. What response by the nurse instructor is best?
 
  a. It is due to side effects of medications for bronchodilation.
  b. It is from overactive bone marrow in response to chronic disease.
  c. It combats the anemia caused by an increased metabolic rate.
  d. It compensates for tissue hypoxia caused by lung disease.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
To prevent bloodborne illness, the nurse should don a pair of gloves prior to hanging the blood. Documentation is important but not the priority at this point. NPO status and isolation are not needed.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
In response to hypoxia, more red blood cells are made so more oxygen can be carried and delivered to tissues. This is a physiologic process in response to the disease; it is not a medication side effect, the result of overactive bone marrow, or a response to anemia.