The nurse is preparing to initiate a blood transfusion.Which step of the procedure should the nurse implement first?

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The nurse initiates infusion of the blood very slowly at 2 mL/min to prevent the infusion of a large volume bolus of potentially incompatible blood.Most transfusion reactions occur during the first 15 minutes of the infusion; thus the nurse continues the slow rate for 15 minutes while closely monitoring the patient for a transfusion reaction.The nurse needs to infuse blood products through a Y-tubing administration set.The nurse evaluates the patient's vital signs within 5 minutes of starting the infusion for 15 minutes and then every 15 minutes or according to agency policy.The nurse avoids shaking blood products because violent movement damages erythrocytes and increases their hemolysis.

The Nurse Is Preparing to Initiate a Blood Transfusion