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If a patient has a transfusion reaction, the nurse should perform the following interventions in which priority order?
 
  1 . Take and record vital signs.
  2 . Notify physician and blood bank.
  3 . Stop the transfusion.
  4 . Monitor urine output.
  5 . Return blood and tubing to the blood bank.
  Put a comma between each answer choice (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.).

Question 2

When an older female patient complains of painful sexual intercourse, the nurse recognizes that the probable cause is:
 
  a. urinary incontinence.
  b. arthritic joints.
  c. kyphosis.
  d. mucosal drying.



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Answer to Question 1

3, 1, 2, 5, 4
3,1,2,5,4
The correct sequence of interventions is to stop the transfusion, take and record vital signs, notify physician and blood bank of the reaction, return the blood and tubing to the blood bank, and monitor urine output.

Answer to Question 2

D
Sexual intercourse may be uncomfortable because of drying of the mucosa of the vagina.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
:D TYSM


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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