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Blood Administration

Horizontales
Make sure that you follow evidence-based practices, such as carefully identifying the patient and blood sample for compatibility testing and participating in a ___-person verification process before blood or blood product administration, to reduce the risk of incompatibility errors.
Unless the transfusion is an emergency, confirm that the practitioner has obtained written informed ______ before initiating transfusion therapy and that the ______ is in the patient's medical record.
Blood must be started or returned to the blood bank if not used within __ minutes of obtaining it from the lab.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has identified blood ________ errors as a hospital-acquired condition because the application of evidence-based practices can reasonably prevent such errors.
____ such as the administration of the wrong blood to the wrong patient, can lead to long-term health problems and even death.
Verticales
Following procedures that ensure accurate _______ of the patient and verifying blood transfusion components can help prevent potentially fatal errors.
When implementing the identification and verification process, ____ transfuse any blood product that doesn't match the patient's assigned identification number
____ that the practitioner has placed an order for the blood product, as well as the transfusion of the blood products.
The transfusion of blood and blood products can be a life-saving procedure, but it does have its ____.
Use extreme ____ when preparing a patient to receive a blood transfusion.
Keep in mind that _____, platelets, and blood derivatives can also cause serious transfusion reactions, so administer them with care.
Ensure that a blood sample was obtained for compatibility testing; collect a blood sample if one hasn't been collected. Blood samples must be collected within __ days of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion if the patient has been pregnant within the preceding _ months, the patient has been transfused within the preceding _ months, or the patient's history is uncertain or unavailable.