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Skills Checklist Blood Admin

This document provides a checklist for evaluating competency in administering blood and blood products. The checklist contains over 20 steps for the procedure, including verifying patient identification and consent, gathering equipment, checking for allergies, monitoring vital signs during and after the transfusion, and documenting in the medical record. Competency in each step is evaluated as satisfactory or unsatisfactory, and comments can be provided. The purpose is to ensure all necessary safety measures and monitoring is correctly performed when administering blood to a patient.

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Skills Checklist Blood Admin

This document provides a checklist for evaluating competency in administering blood and blood products. The checklist contains over 20 steps for the procedure, including verifying patient identification and consent, gathering equipment, checking for allergies, monitoring vital signs during and after the transfusion, and documenting in the medical record. Competency in each step is evaluated as satisfactory or unsatisfactory, and comments can be provided. The purpose is to ensure all necessary safety measures and monitoring is correctly performed when administering blood to a patient.

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STUDENT’S NAME FOR FACULTY USE ONLY DATE

DATE EDUCATOR’S NAME PASS / FAIL

Skills Modules 3.0 Checklist: Blood Administration


Administering Blood and Blood Products

INSTRUCTIONS: Use the following checklist to evaluate competency in completing this skill. Select
Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) for each step and provide comments as needed.
*Document the relevant information (assessment findings, pharmacological and nonpharmacological
interventions) in the client’s medical record.

Step by Step
STEP S U EVALUATOR’S COMMENTS

*Provide privacy as needed.

*Introduce yourself to the client.

*Verify client identification.

*Determine whether the client has allergies.

*Provide client education.

Gather equipment.

Verify prescription for blood transfusion.

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Skills Modules 3.0 Checklist: Blood Administration
Administering Blood and Blood Products

STEP S U EVALUATOR’S COMMENTS

Verify that consent has been signed and that IV is


patent prior to starting infusion. Blood can be out
of refrigeration for a maximum of 4 hours.

Perform hand hygiene and put on appropriate PPE as indicated.

Prime Y-tubing with normal saline and spike blood bag.

Verify blood product with another nurse.

Obtain vital signs prior to administration.

Start infusion slowly. Monitor for adverse reactions.

After 15 minutes, obtain another set of


vital signs according to policy.

If reaction occurs, stop infusion and infuse NS.

Slowly increase blood infusion rate to prescribed rate.

Check vitals every hour then every 2 hours according to policy.

When infusion has completed, flush and clamp IV.

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Skills Modules 3.0 Checklist: Blood Administration
Administering Blood and Blood Products

STEP S U EVALUATOR’S COMMENTS

Obtain vital signs 1/2 hour after infusion has finished.

Place used blood tubing and bag in appropriate disposal area.

Remove gloves and perform hand hygiene.

*Ensure that the client is in a safe position prior to


leaving the room and has the call light within reach.

References
Taylor, C., Lynn, P. and Bartlett, J. (2019). Fundamentals of nursing (9th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.

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