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It is to see how well the heart is reacting to the new blood that has been put into the body. And vital signs are always checked whether they just received a blood transfusion or if it is just a regular doctors visit. Vital signs are very important!
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∙ 12y agoevery 15min for the 1st hour then every hour
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What is the nursing responsibilities for patient before during and after blood transfusion?
the nurse is responsible for insuring that the right unit of blood is to be administered to the right patient after typing and crossmatching by the lab. this is done by checking the lot, serial numbers, blood type, and expiration date with another nurse or qualified lab personnell. then the unit of blood has to be checked off with another nurse before administration. only registered nurses are allowed by law to administer blood products. before administering the unit, the nurse cannot obtain consent, the doctor has to get consent forms signed by the patient or a qualified representative of the patient, except in the cases of trauma or life saving situations if the patient is unable to make that decision, all pros and cons must also be explained by the doctor. all patients have the right to refuse transfusions. after consents are signed and the blood is checked by appropriate personnell, the nurse has to take a complete set of vital signs for a baseline. after starting the transfusion, the vital signs must be checked after 15 minutes, then 30 minutes from then, then at one hour. then vital signs must be checked every hour, according to hospital protocol. the vital signs are checked this often to monitor for a reaction to the blood. if a reaction occurs, then the transfusion must be stopped immediately and normal saline infused. blood can only be transfused with normal saline. some hospitals may give premedications before transfusion to reduce the chance of a reaction. a unit of whole blood (packed red blood cells) must be infused over 3.5-4 hours, but not over 4 hours from the time of the start of the transfusion. Source(s): i am a registered nursethe nurse is responsible for insuring that the right unit of blood is to be administered to the right patient after typing and crossmatching by the lab. this is done by checking the lot, serial numbers, blood type, and expiration date with another nurse or qualified lab personnell. then the unit of blood has to be checked off with another nurse before administration. only registered nurses are allowed by law to administer blood products. before administering the unit, the nurse has to get consent forms signed by the patient or a qualified representative of the patient, except in the cases of trauma or life saving situations if the patient is unable to make that decision. all patients have the right to refuse transfusions. after consents are signed and the blood is checked by appropriate personnell, the nurse has to take a complete set of vital signs for a baseline. after starting the transfusion, the vital signs must be checked after 15 minutes, then 30 minutes from then, then at one hour. then vital signs must be checked every hour, according to hospital protocol. the vital signs are checked this often to monitor for a reaction to the blood. if a reaction occurs, then the transfusion must be stopped immediately and normal saline infused. blood can only be transfused with normal saline. some hospitals may give premedications before transfusion to reduce the chance of a reaction. a unit of whole blood (packed red blood cells) must be infused over 3.5-4 hours, but not over 4 hours from the time of the start of the transfusion. Source(s): i am a registered nurse
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