BLOOD ADMINISTRATION

3. The "C" in TACO stands for ___.
6. Once the blood is started, _______ signs need to be taken in the first 15 minutes, and at the end of infusion.
10. What specific blood type does a patient need to have in order to be given blood types A, B, AB, and O?
11. Nurses must use a _______ when checking MRN, patient name, consent and compatibility.
12. Patients and/or guardians have to sign informed ________ prior to obtaining or giving any blood products, unless it is documented as emergent by the provider.
13. For a suspected ___, immediately stop the transfusion, notify TTS and provider. and complete transfusion reaction workup.
15. What Rh type can receive both positive and negative blood?

1. ____ acute reactions are most likely to occur in the first few minutes of blood administration.
2. You have to stay with the patient for the first fifteen _____ of the blood administration to observe for transfusion reactions.
4. The "L" in TRALI stands for ______.
5. Nurses must document in the blood administration _____ in EPIC.
7. RBC's should start at a _____ not to exceed 2 ml/minute (120ml/hr) for the first fifteen minutes of administration unless it is emergent.
8. Each unit of blood needs to be started within ______ minutes of being obtained from the blood bank.
9. At the end of a blood transfusion, if no transfusion reactions are suspected, you must discard the blood bag and tubing in a ____ bin.
14. Each unit of blood must be transfused within ____ hours.