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A Blood Transfusion Knowledge Questionnaire For A Staff Nurse May

The document is a blood transfusion knowledge questionnaire for staff nurses, covering compatibility of solutions with red blood cells, time limits for starting transfusions, storage conditions for platelets, and verification processes before transfusions. Key answers include that only normal saline is compatible with blood, transfusions should start within 30 minutes of obtaining blood, platelets can be stored at 20-24°C for 5 days, and Type O is the universal donor. The verification process requires licensed personnel to confirm multiple factors before initiating a transfusion.

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A Blood Transfusion Knowledge Questionnaire For A Staff Nurse May

The document is a blood transfusion knowledge questionnaire for staff nurses, covering compatibility of solutions with red blood cells, time limits for starting transfusions, storage conditions for platelets, and verification processes before transfusions. Key answers include that only normal saline is compatible with blood, transfusions should start within 30 minutes of obtaining blood, platelets can be stored at 20-24°C for 5 days, and Type O is the universal donor. The verification process requires licensed personnel to confirm multiple factors before initiating a transfusion.

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A blood transfusion knowledge questionnaire for a staff nurse

1. What solution or solutions below are compatible with red blood cells?

A. Normal Saline
B. Dextrose Solutions
C. Any medications with normal saline
D. No solutions are compatible with blood

The answer is A. Only NORMAL SALINE is compatible with blood.

2. Once a prescribed unit of blood product has been obtained from the blood bank and is out of
refrigeration, the transfusion should commence within what period of time before it starts to
deteriorate?

A. 30 mins
B. 60 mins
C. 90 mins
D. 2 hrs

The answer is A) 30 mins.

3. Platelets can be stored at

A. 20-24 C for 5 days


B. 20-24 c for 8 days
C. 2-6 c for 35 days
D. 2-6 c for 5 days

The answer is A) 20-24 C for 5 days

4.What blood type is known as the “universal donor”?*

A. Type A
B. Type B
C. Type AB
D. Type O

The answer is D) Type O

5.Before starting a blood transfusion the nurse will perform a verification process with __________.
This will include?

A. any available personnel; physician’s order, patient’s identification, blood bank’s information,
expiration date of blood
B. licensed personnel only (another RN); physician’s order, patient’s identification, blood bank’s
information, patient’s blood type and donor’s type along with Rh factor, expiration date,
assess the bag of blood for damage or abnormal substances
C. blood bank; patient’s identification, blood bank’s information, patient’s blood type and
donor’s type along with Rh factor, expiration date, bag of blood for damage or abnormal
substances
D. licensed personnel only (another RN); blood compatibility, physician order, expiration date

The answer is B) licensed personnel only (another RN); physician’s order, patient’s identification,
blood bank’s information, patient’s blood type and donor’s type along with Rh factor, expiration
date, assess the bag of blood for damage or abnormal substances

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