Posted: August 11th, 2017

Baby Philip is RH positive and his mother is RH negative. Baby Philip is to receive an exchange transfusion. The nurse know that he will receive RH-negative blood because:

Baby Philip is RH positive and his mother is RH negative. Baby Philip is to receive an exchange transfusion. The nurse know that he will receive RH-negative blood because:

a. It is me same as die mother’s blood
b. It is neutral and will not react with his blood
c. It eliminates the possibility of a transfusion reaction occurring
d. His RBC’s will not be destroyed by the maternal anti-RH antibodies