Critical Care Nurses' Compliance with Blood Transfusion Guidelines in Gastrointestinal Intensive Care Units | ||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2023, Pages 475-484 PDF (566.72 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2023.322075 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Doaa Mohamed Abozed* 1; Marrwa Fathallah* 2; Mohamed Abd Elwahab3; Nahed Attia Kandeel* 4 | ||
| 1Critical care nursing mansoura university | ||
| 2critical care and emergency nursing,faculty of nursing,mansoura university | ||
| 3Professor of Hepatobiliary surgery and liver transplant, Gastrointestinal Surgical Center, Mansoura University | ||
| 4Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: For critically ill patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery, blood transfusions are frequently necessary to correct anemia or replace significant blood loss from related trauma or surgical operations. Ensuring the safety of blood transfusion procedures is the role of critical care nurses in the intensive care unit (ICU). Aim: The current study aimed to investigate critical care nurses’ compliance with blood transfusion guidelines in Gastrointestinal ICUs. Method: A descriptive observational research design was used to conduct this study with a convenience sample of 49 critical care nurses working in three ICUs affiliated with a university hospital in Egypt. Critical care nurses' compliance with the blood transfusion practice tool was used to collect data for this investigation. Results: Most of the participant nurses (81.6%) had satisfactory practice levels regarding their compliance with blood transfusion guidelines with a total mean practice score of 86.5±2.1. All participant nurses showed a satisfactory level of practice regarding patient identification, and collection, delivery, and administration of blood components. However, 91.8% of the participant nurses had unsatisfactory practice levels regarding checking blood requests and documentation. Conclusion and Recommendations: The study highlights the need for periodic refresher training sessions for critical care nurses on updated blood transfusion guidelines with a specific focus on checking blood requests and documentation of blood transfusion. This will enhance nurses’ practice, optimize patient safety and reduce blood transfusion-related complications in ICUs. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Critical Care Nurses; Compliance; Blood Transfusion; Guidelines | ||
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