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The nurse is caring for a patient who is to receive a transfusion of packed red blood cells. The patient has a 22-gauge IV in his arm with 0.9 normal saline infusing.
 
  What intervention will the nurse perform before obtaining the packed red blood cells from the blood bank?
  a.
  Identify the blood group, type, and expiration date with another nurse.
  b.
  Insert an 18- or 20-gauge angiocatheter into the patient's other arm.
  c.
  Program the IV infusion pump so that the transfusion will complete within 4 hours.
  d.
  Obtain a new microdrip tubing and extension tubing from the clean utility room.
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