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A Severely Injured Adult Man Is Brought into the Emergency

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A severely injured adult man is brought into the emergency department after an automobile accident and is given two units of O-negative blood while waiting for a cross-match to be completed for the other four units of blood that the physician has ordered.The nurse discovers a card identifying the man as a Jehovah's Witness.The nurse should:


A) Inform the laboratory to hold the process on typing and cross-matching the four units of blood.
B) Call the hospital administration to obtain a court order to intervene.
C) Inform the physician that the patient is a Jehovah's Witness.
D) Remove all tourniquets and cardiac monitoring devices.

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