title: Blood transfusion.
abstract: Patients in hospitals receive 10,000 transfusions every day due to blood disorders, trauma and disease. Nurses play a significant role in the safe administration of blood and its products. This guide describes the nursing care of the patient before, during and after a blood transfusion.
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D065227:Transfusion Reaction