title: Role of nursing in modern blood banking [in a tertiary level hospital].
abstract: With the emergence of Transfusion Medicine Department the definition of Blood Bank has changed. Today, it is not just a bank to collect & issue blood, it prepares and supplies individual blood component, to the patients as and when the need arises during the course of treatment. The planning & management of any blood bank depends on number of functions it is required to serve and the number of units of demand of blood & blood products. This has also changed the role of nursing from skilled nursing care to managing the blood bank services. Hence, there is a need for the nursing personnel to know about the recent advances in planning and management of transfusion medicine, so that they can handle this dual responsibility as a Nurse and a manager.
authors.forename: Shyama S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Nagarajan
authors.forename: Kabita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chatterji
authors.forename: Manju
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nandi
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Chaubey
mesh_terms: D001771:Blood Banks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001782:Blood Donors; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D004282:Documentation; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D065227:Transfusion Reaction