A patient in the emergency department needs a blood transfusion of A- blood, and none is available. Nursing care would be correct if the nurse administered blood of which type?

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The nurse can administer O- because it doesn't contain any proteins or substances that the patient doesn't already have.O+ and A+ nor AB- cannot be administered because the presence of the Rh factor would cause a reaction in the patient.Th patient has antibodies to the Bantigens found in the AB- blood.

A Patient in the Emergency Department Needs a Blood Transfusion