Fifteen minutes after a transfusion of packed red cells is started, a patient develops tachycardia and tachypnea and complains of back pain and feeling warm. The nurse first action should be to
A) disconnect the transfusion and infuse normal saline.
B) obtain a urine specimen to send to the laboratory.
C) administer oxygen therapy at a high flow rate.
D) notify the health care provider about the transfusion reaction.
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