Blood Transfusion
Blood Transfusion
Blood Transfusion
Transfusion
• Review knowledge and understanding of
various blood groups
• Review and practice skills of
administering blood transfusion
Learning • Implement safe and quality nursing care
objectives: during administration of blood
transfusion
• Practice skills in promoting physiologic
responses in the administration of blood
transfusion
Blood Transfusion(BT)
• Introduction of whole blood or
blood components into venous
circulation
• Unusual symptoms
• Pre-medications ordered
• Patient’s consent
Administering blood
transfusion
• Prepare the patient (GIE)
• Check ongoing IVF/ IV catheter
• Perform hand hygiene
• Prepare the infusion equipment
• Apply gloves
• Close all clamps on Y-set
• Spike into the saline solution
• Hang on the IV pole
Administering blood
transfusion
• Open the upper clamp on the saline
solution and squeeze the drip chamber
until it covers the filter and about 1/3 above
the filter
• Prime the tubing
• Connect to client
• Start the saline solution
Administering blood
transfusion
• Obtain the correct blood component from the
blood bank. Check for:
• Doctor’s order with requisition
• Requisition form and blood bag label (Laboratory
technician) – client’s name, ID #, blood type & Rh,
blood donor #, and expiration date
• Verify doctor’s order, transfusion consent form,
client identification, blood unit identification,
blood type, expiration date, compatibility, and
appearance (with another nurse)
• If information does not match, notify charge
nurse and blood bank
• Sign appropriate form with another nurse
• Make sure the blood is left at room temperature
for no more than 30 minutes before starting
transfusion.
Administering
blood transfusion
• Prepare the blood bag
• Invert the bag gently
several times to mix
the cells with plasma
• Expose the port on the
bag and spike the
remaining Y-set into
bag
• Hang on the IV pole
• Establish the blood
transfusion
• Close the upper clamp
below the saline
solution and open the
upper clamp below the
blood bag
• Readjust the flow rate
with the main clamp.
Administering blood
transfusion