Question

A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed red blood cells to a critically ill client. Two nurses have performed the verification process, and the unit label indicates that it is in-date and unexpired. On inspection, the nurse notices a large air bubble at the top of the bag. What is the appropriate action by the nurse at this time?

Answer 1

The blood should NOT have air bubbles in it, if it does. the nurse needs to send it back to the blood bank the only substance that should be with blood is normal saline. nothing else should be mixed with the infusing blood