The Nurse Suspects That the Patient Is Experiencing a Blood

The nurse suspects that the patient is experiencing a blood transfusion reaction.The nurse stops the infusion but is concerned about losing the IV line if blood clots in the catheter.The nurse should:

A) replace the entire transfusion line with a new set primed with normal saline.
B) turn off the blood and turn on the normal saline infusion to flush the tubing.
C) discontinue the IV and start a new IV of lactated Ringer's in the other extremity.
D) maintain the patency of the current IV line by hanging a new IV bag of D5W.