The nurse is caring for a patient who needs a blood transfusion.The patient has been tested and was found to have blood type O.The nurse knows this means that which antigen is present on the surface of the red blood cells?
A) The type A antigen is present.
B) The type B antigen is present.
C) Neither type A nor type B antigens are present.
D) Both type A and type B antigens are present.
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Q11: The patient has received a total of
Q12: A nurse is concerned about the type
Q13: The patient is receiving a unit of
Q14: The specific blood product used for replacement
Q15: The patient is to receive 2 units
Q17: The patient is to receive 1 unit
Q18: The patient is scheduled to receive 1
Q19: Transfusion therapy is the intravenous (IV)administration of
Q20: The patient has been home from the
Q21: The patient is to receive 2 units
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