title: [The nurse, a key player in transfusion safety].
abstract: In the chain of transfusion safety, the nurse is the last line of defence in the battery of controls to avoid transfusion errors. The final pre-transfusion test carried out at the patient's bedside is a meticulous procedure. It involves cross-referencing documents, checking the identity of the patient and determining the ABO blood group through an agglutination test.
authors.affiliation: CHI Poissy-St-Germain. christelledelardemelle@gmail.com
authors.forename: Christelle
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Lardemelle
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Auroy
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D061214:Patient Safety