Question

A patient is to receive 3 units of packed red blood cells over 8 hours. what will the nurse do to maintain the patency of the patient's iv access line after each of the first two units of blood has transfused?

Answer 1

D.

The nurse would maintain a separate access line if IV solutions or medications are to be administered. Medication is never injected into the same IV line used for a blood component. The blood product may be incompatible with the medication, and the blood component could become contaminated if the same IV line is used for another purpose.