A 75-year-old patient with a history of chronic anemia due to renal failure is scheduled to receive a blood transfusion. The healthcare provider orders 2 units of packed red blood cells (PRBCs). You are aware that a transfusion of PRBCs typically raises the patient's hemoglobin level by approximately _____ g/dL per unit transfused.
Your task as the nurse is to monitor the patient’s vital signs both pre-transfusion and during the transfusion, as well as assess for any transfusion reactions. According to recent guidelines, if the patient's hemoglobin level before the transfusion was recorded as 8.0 g/dL, what would you expect the hemoglobin level to be after the transfusion of 2 units?