The nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed red blood cells to a hospitalized child.What is an appropriate action that applies to administering blood?
A) Take the vital signs every 15 minutes while blood is infusing.
B) Use blood within 1 hour of its arrival from the blood bank.
C) Administer the blood with 5% glucose in a piggyback setup.
D) Administer the first 50 ml of blood slowly and stay with the child.

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The nurse should administer the first 50 ml of blood or initial 20% of volume (whichever is smaller)slowly and stay with the child.Vitals signs should be taken 15 minutes after initiation and then every hour,not every 15 minutes.Blood should be used within 30 minutes,not 1 hour.Normal saline,not 5% glucose,should be the IV solution.

The Nurse Is Preparing to Administer a Unit of Packed