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Administrating A Blood Transfusion
Administrating A Blood Transfusion
Administrating A Blood Transfusion
TRANSFUSION
Presented by Jennifer Rodgers
ADMINISTERING A BLOOD TRANSFUSION
Identify need for transfusion
Keep patient informed
Proper Equipment
Maintain Safety
Assessment
Recognizing a Reaction
IDENTIFY NEED FOR TRANSFUSION
Low Hemoglobin
and
Low Hematocrit
Acute or Chronic
Bleed
Impaired
Production of
Red Blood Cells
(RBCs)
Hemolytic
Anemia
Nutritional
Anemia
KEEP PATIENT INFORMED
Obtain an informed consent
Educate patient and family on transfusion process
EQUIPMENT
Proper tubing and/or infusion pumps
Normal saline
Patent IV
Blood warmer (if ordered)
Vital sign equipment (sphygmomanometer,
stethoscope, thermometer)
Proper container for disposal
SAFETY
Two nurses at the bedside
Verify patients name and medical record number
on ID band to blood order and against unit of blood
Verify donor number of blood unit, blood type, and
expiration date
ASSESSMENT
Blood pressure, temperature, heart rate,
respirations, lung sounds
Careful observation of patient within first 15 to 20
minutes
Transfusion cannot exceed 4 hours
RECOGNIZING A REACTION
Cough, facial flushing, hypo/hyperthermia, rash,
hypo/hypertension, chest pain, back pain,
shortness of breath
RECOGNIZING A REACTION
Stop transfusion
Assess patient
Obtain vital signs, run normal saline on new tubing
Call MD
Save unit of blood for analysis
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