RN Exam Practice
Management of CareQuestion 1863 of 2368

A client is scheduled for a packed red blood cell transfusion and has a temperature of 38.4 C (101.1 F). What should the nurse do before obtaining the blood from the blood bank?

  1. Pick up the blood and start it at a slow rate
  2. Notify the provider and clarify the order
  3. Give acetaminophen and start the blood in 5 minutes
  4. Ask the blood bank to hold the unit for 4 hours
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Correct answer: Notify the provider and clarify the order

A fever should be clarified with the provider first because blood must be started within 20 to 30 minutes of retrieval and cannot be returned.

Source: Nursing Advanced Skills (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2023), Administer Blood Products: APPLYING THE NURSING PROCESS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Management of Care"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026