Guidance for preventing errors in administering blood transfusions.
Administering a blood transfusion is a common part of nursing practice and a life-saving intervention. However, new guidance published by the RCN (2004) highlights that this is an area of practice with frequent errors. The guidance gives clear recommendations for good practice in the areas of sample collection, preadministration checking, and monitoring to recognise adverse reactions.
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D019985:Benchmarking; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012308:Risk Management; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D065227:Transfusion Reaction