A nurse has two middle-aged clients who have a prescription to receive a blood transfusion of packed red blood cells at the same time. The first client's blood pressure dropped from the preoperative value of 120/80 mm Hg to a postoperative value of 100/50. The second client is hospitalized because he developed dehydration and anemia following pneumonia. After checking the patency of their IV lines and vital signs, what should the nurse do next?
1. Call for both clients' blood transfusions at the same time.
2. Ask another nurse to verify the compatibility of both units at the same time.
3. Call for and hang the first client's blood transfusion.
4. Ask another nurse to call for and hang the blood for the second client.
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