title: Safe administration of blood components.
abstract: The transfusion process has many stages, each involving different members of staff in different locations. This gives rise to a significant potential for errors. Nurses are involved in many of these stages and therefore require knowledge, skills and competence in the process to ensure the safety of patients. This third article in our five-part series on blood transfusion discusses the safe administration of blood components and the key principles to which nurses must adhere.
authors.forename: Katy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hurrell
mesh_terms: D016913:Blood Component Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D061214:Patient Safety; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D006113:United Kingdom