Hanging this blood component

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At the beginning of your shift, you check on a unit of PRBCs that was hung 3 hours prior to your shift. The unit of RBCs is infusing slowly, with approximately 200 mL left.

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1. What do you do?

2. What are the risks to the patient?

3. What assessments should have taken place prior to hanging this blood component?

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