Quality assurance of hospital transfusion practices: the role of nursing staff.
After a pilot study and other data revealed incomplete documentation of patient transfusions, representatives of a hospital blood bank and nursing services organized an education program for nurses on transfusion medicine. The program emphasized transfusion procedures, especially the need to monitor patients; possible adverse reactions and ways to assess them; appropriate interventions; and the importance of documentation. On-going monitoring and a follow-up study indicated substantial improvement in documentation and reaction identification after the in-service training.
D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000451:nursing*; D004282:Documentation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D008404:Massachusetts; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies