Blood Transfusion, Practice Nurse's Scope
Conditions
Keywords
Nurses, Employment, Contributing factors, Practice, Blood, Transfusion
Brief summary
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
Detailed description
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.
Interventions
OTHERNurses' Practice of Safe Blood Transfusion
Nurses' Practice of Safe Blood Transfusion
Sponsors
Matrouh University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Questionnaire to measure factors affecting safe blood transfusion | one month | Factors affecting safe blood transfusion as assessed using a binary scale (Yes=1 and No=0) |
| observational checklist to measure nurses' practice of safe blood transfusion | three months | 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). |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed