title: [Assessment of transfusion practice: assessing nurses' knowledge in transfusion medicine at Mohamed VI Hematology and Oncology Center of Marrakesh, Morocco].
abstract: Blood transfusion is a complex activity, involving many actors. It is a high-risk activity which could not be controlled without the use of specific methods. Health care workers beliefs and organizational factors are two major issues for the blood transfusion safety.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  In our medical center, transfusion medicine care practices were evaluated by testing the nursing staff with a list of questions. We carried out a cross-sectional study. The information was gathered by using an anonymous questionnaire. The latter was developed by foreign teams and adapted to the local context. Forty-two nurses have participated to study. Only 25% have appropriate knowledge and practice with no negative consequences for the patient safety. In our sample, poor knowledge and practice concerned mainly (1) pre-transfusion compatibility check when receiving blood units (30%); (2) delay in preservation of blood unit in the ward (65%); and (3) recognition of abnormal reactions after transfusion (40%). These results showed on which topics the teaching program should emphasize so as to improve the quality of blood transfusion in the medical centers according to legal obligations.
authors.affiliation: Service d'hématologie, CHU Mohammed VI, université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Maroc. Electronic address: fatizahra02@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: F Z
authors.initials: FZ
authors.lastname: Lahlimi
authors.affiliation: Service d'hématologie, CHU Mohammed VI, université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Maroc.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tazi
authors.affiliation: Service d'hématologie, CHU Mohammed VI, université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Maroc.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sifsalam
authors.affiliation: Service d'hématologie, CHU Mohammed VI, université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Maroc.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bouchtia
authors.affiliation: Service d'hématologie, CHU Mohammed VI, université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Maroc.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mahmal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009018:Morocco; D009729:Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D064826:Transfusion Medicine / Q000193:education*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Bonnes pratiques; Evaluation; Formation; Good practices; Infirmier; Marrakech; Nurse; Sécurité transfusionnelle; Training; Transfusion safety; Évaluation