title: Another first for nursing.
abstract: Traditionally, doctors have ordered blood transfusions, but nurses are learning to take on this role. Since his training last year, nurse practitioner and prescriber Steve Wright has been authorising blood transfusions on a surgical ward in a London hospital and seeing the benefits for patients.
authors.forename: Mary-Claire
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mason
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D055656:Prescriptions / Q000451:nursing*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom