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Asok Kumar A, Panasseril Jayapradeep D, Gangadharan Nair G, Asmi S, Salim A. Assessment of awareness about safe blood transfusion practices among nurses in a tertiary
care center in North Kerala. mljgoums 2023; 17 (5) :1-3
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Aneesha Asok Kumar1 
, Deepak Panasseril Jayapradeep1 , Gayathri Gangadharan Nair1 , Sebina Asmi 2, Ashid Salim3
, Deepak Panasseril Jayapradeep1 , Gayathri Gangadharan Nair1 , Sebina Asmi 2, Ashid Salim3
1- Department of Pathology MES Medical College, Perinthalmanna, Kerala-679338, India
2- Department of Pathology MES Medical College, Perinthalmanna, Kerala-679338, India , sebinaasmi@gmail.com
3- Department of Community Medicine MES Medical College, Perinthalmanna, Kerala, India
2- Department of Pathology MES Medical College, Perinthalmanna, Kerala-679338, India , sebinaasmi@gmail.com
3- Department of Community Medicine MES Medical College, Perinthalmanna, Kerala, India
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Background: Blood transfusion is a potentially life-saving procedure that has many consequences and complications. Most of the complications are due to clerical and technical problems. Hence, the proper knowledge and skills of the personnel involved in blood transfusion are critical. Nurses are an integral part of blood transfusion procedures. Our study aimed to evaluate nurses' knowledge about safe blood transfusion practices in a tertiary care center in North Kerala.
Methods: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study of 113 registered nurses involved in a blood transfusion procedure in a tertiary care center in North Kerala. The knowledge of the nurses was evaluated by using a questionnaire comprising 20 questions, of which 10 questions were about theoretical knowledge and 10 were about practical knowledge. Scores>75%, between 50% and 75%, and <50% were considered as good, fair, and poor knowledge, respectively.
Results: In our study, 44.25% of the nurses showed fair knowledge, and 32.7% had poor knowledge of knowledgebased questions. Moreover, 48.6 % had fair knowledge, and 14.16% had poor knowledge of practice-based questions. No statistically significant association was found between nurses' years of experience and theoretical and practical knowledge. A statistically significant association was found between the place of work and theoretical and practical knowledge. Many of the nurses lacked proper knowledge regarding the key aspects of blood transfusion.
Conclusion: We recommend more training programs to improve the knowledge and skills of the nurses to ensure the quality and safety of blood transfusion.
Methods: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study of 113 registered nurses involved in a blood transfusion procedure in a tertiary care center in North Kerala. The knowledge of the nurses was evaluated by using a questionnaire comprising 20 questions, of which 10 questions were about theoretical knowledge and 10 were about practical knowledge. Scores>75%, between 50% and 75%, and <50% were considered as good, fair, and poor knowledge, respectively.
Results: In our study, 44.25% of the nurses showed fair knowledge, and 32.7% had poor knowledge of knowledgebased questions. Moreover, 48.6 % had fair knowledge, and 14.16% had poor knowledge of practice-based questions. No statistically significant association was found between nurses' years of experience and theoretical and practical knowledge. A statistically significant association was found between the place of work and theoretical and practical knowledge. Many of the nurses lacked proper knowledge regarding the key aspects of blood transfusion.
Conclusion: We recommend more training programs to improve the knowledge and skills of the nurses to ensure the quality and safety of blood transfusion.
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Pathology
Received: 2023/05/5 | Accepted: 2023/07/17 | Published: 2024/01/15 | ePublished: 2024/01/15
Received: 2023/05/5 | Accepted: 2023/07/17 | Published: 2024/01/15 | ePublished: 2024/01/15
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