A nurse is preparing to administer a unit of packed red blood cells to a critically ill client. Two nurses have performed the verification process, and the unit label indicates that it is in-date and unexpired. On inspection, the nurse notices a large air bubble at the top of the bag. What is the appropriate action by the nurse at this time?

the blood should NOT have air bubbles in it, if it does. the nurse needs to send it back to the blood bank the only substance that should be with blood is normal saline. nothing else should be mixed with the infusing blood

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topeadeniran2 topeadeniran2 · Answer 2 · 2021-08-10T20:32:02+02:00

The appropriate action that should be taken by the nurse at this time will be to "return the blood to the blood bank, notify them that air is present, and obtain a new bag".

Since there was a large air bubble that's noticed by the nurse during the inspection, then it simply means that using the unit of packed red blood cells for the patient isn't appropriate.

It should be noted that the unit if packed red blood should be sealed in order to prevent infection.

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