title: Administering, documenting, and tracking blood products and volume expanders.
abstract: A quality improvement program designed to facilitate the administration, tracking, and documentation of blood products and volume expanders resulted in improved patient safety, improved efficiency, more accurate documentation, and enhanced resource management. Key to the success of the program were the Transfusion Administration Record, the blood product administration guide, and on-line transfusion history recording.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gonterman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kiracofe
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Owens
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010952:Plasma Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care
chemical_list: D010952:Plasma Substitutes