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CCNS Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist

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A patient is scheduled to have a modified radical mastectomy. The physician orders to prepare two “units” of blood in the event it is needed. The patient said to the nurse that she will only sign the consent for blood transfusion if it will be coming from her relatives. The patient has type “A” negative blood. The nurse should advise the patient to have a relative whose blood is:
  1. Type AB or A negative
  2. Type O positive
  3. Type A or O negative
  4. Type AB positive
Explanation
Answer - C - The nurse should advise the patient to have a relative whose blood is type A or O negative donate blood for a possible transfusion. These types are both compatible with the patient’s blood type.
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