A patient is to receive 3 units of packed red blood cells over 8 hours. what will the nurse do to maintain the patency of the patient's iv access line after each of the first two units of blood has transfused?

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The nurse would maintain a separate access line if IV solutions or medications are to be administered. Medication is never injected into the same IV line used for a blood component. The blood product may be incompatible with the medication, and the blood component could become contaminated if the same IV line is used for another purpose.