Wednesday, January 6, 2010

question of the week

Question of the week for 01.04.10

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a blood transfusion and develops urticaria one-half hour after the transfusion has begun. What is the first action the nurse should take?

1. Stop the infusion
2. Slow the rate of infusion
3. Take vital signs and observe for further deterioration
4. Administer Benadryl and continue the infusion

1 comment:

a.ha said...

The correct answer is number: 1

Smeltzer, S.C., Bare, B.G., Hinkle, J., & Cheever, K.H.
Brunner-Suddarth's textbook of medical surgical nursing (11th ed.). (2008).
Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.