The Nurse Is Administering Packed Red Blood Cells to a Child

Multiple Choice

The nurse is administering packed red blood cells to a child with sickle-cell disease (SCD) . The nurse knows that a transfusion reaction will most likely occur:

A) Six hours after the transfusion is given.
B) At the end of the administration of the transfusion.
C) Within the first 20 minutes of administration of the transfusion.
D) Never; children with SCD do not have reactions.