The Effectiveness of Safe Blood and Blood Products Transfusion Training for Intensive Care Nurses

Abstract

Aim: Nurses play an essential role in blood transfusion, and more than half of the steps in the transfusion chain are dependent on the nurses’ knowledge, awareness and skills. This study was conducted to determine the effect of safe blood and blood products transfusion training on knowledge of nurses in intensive care unit (ICU). Methods: This quasi-experimental pretest-posttest designed research was completed on (n=166) volunteering nurses working in ICUs. At first, a pretest evaluating the knowledge of nurses on blood and blood products transfusion was performed. Then, a training was provided to nurses and pop-up informative screen messages were sent via hospital information system each time when they sign in the system. Posttest was performed on nurses one month after the completion of the blood and blood products transfusion training. p