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The Nurse Begins a Blood Transfusion,and Comes Back in 15

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The nurse begins a blood transfusion,and comes back in 15 minutes to assess the client.The client complains of suddenly feeling cold and is shivering.The client's blood pressure has decreased since the last assessment.Which is the nurse's priority action?


A) Notify the health care provider.
B) Monitor the client's blood pressure every 5 minutes.
C) Stop the blood infusion,and run the normal saline on the other side of the Y tubing.
D) Stop the blood infusion,and remove the tubing from the IV catheter,replacing it with normal saline.

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