Nurses' Practice of Safe Blood Transfusion in Surgical and Critical Care Units

Matrouh University350 enrolled

Overview

Blood transfusions are an important part of nursing procedure. Nurses play a key role in safely administering blood products to patients in surgical and critical care unit

The aim of the study was to evaluate nurses' employment conditions as contributing factors affecting nurses' practice of safe blood transfusion in surgical and critical care units in Alexandria Main University Hospital.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

350

Conditions

Practice Nurse's Scope Blood Transfusion

Interventions

Nurses' Practice of Safe Blood TransfusionOTHER

Nurses' Practice of Safe Blood Transfusion

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Nurses * willing to participate in the study * work in surgical and critical care units * Sign a consent Exclusion Criteria: * Nurses * Work in outpatient units and other units * Did not sign a consent

Locations (1)

Faculty of Nursing, Matrouh University

Marsá Maţrūḩ, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Questionnaire to measure factors affecting safe blood transfusion

Factors affecting safe blood transfusion as assessed using a binary scale (Yes=1 and No=0)

Time frame: one month

observational checklist to measure nurses' practice of safe blood transfusion

Nurses' practice of safe blood transfusion as assessed using scoring of the practice checklist (zero score for not done, 0.5 score for incompletely done and one score for completely done).

Time frame: three months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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