The Nurse Is Preparing to Administer a Unit of Platelets $15 \mathrm{~mL}$

Multiple Choice

The nurse is preparing to administer a unit of platelets to an adult patient. When administering this blood product, which of the following actions should the nurse perform?

A) Administer the platelets as rapidly as the patient can tolerate.
B) Establish IV access as soon as the platelets arrive from the blood bank.
C) Ensure that the patient has a patent central venous catheter.
D) Aspirate 10 to $15 \mathrm{~mL}$ of blood from the patients IV immediately following the transfusion.