You are caring for a 40-year-old male with severe gastrointestinal bleeding who is still responsive to painful stimuli. He’s received 3 L of saline and is about to receive two units of packed red blood cells due to profound anemia. What would you expect his hematocrit to be?

A client will receive oral ciprofloxacin to treat a urinary tract infection. The nurse provides teaching for this client. Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?

The first-pass effect is a significant principle of drug distribution. Where in the body does this effect begin?

A 29-year-old female was admitted to the emergency room with severe bleeding. Her blood type was tested and determined to be AB, D negative. Six units of RBCs are ordered STAT. Of the following types available in the blood bank, which would be the most preferable for crossmatch?

A nurse is providing education about tetracycline. Which statement by the client best demonstrates an understanding of the administration of this medication?

A patient was admitted to the hospital with acute bleeding. Upon compatibility testing, the technician detected Anti-E in the patient’s serum.    Four E-negative units of blood were crossmatched for the patient. The units were compatible at immediate spin, 37 degrees, and after the AHG phase.   After the negative AHG phase, IgG-sensitized red cells (aka Coomb’s control cells or check cells) gave a 2+ agglutination reaction. As a technician you know that the 2+ reaction AFTER the addition of check cells means:

Which of the following is associated with the Rhnull phenotype?

Which of the following medications is most likely to cause the production of autoantibodies?

How would a donor who tested negative with anti-D reagent in the immediate spin test but tested positive at antihuman globulin with anti-D reagent be labeled?

Which condition is often associated with the presence of anti-I?