An Educational Bundle to Secure Nursing Competency toward Safe Blood Transfusion | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 24, Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2019, Pages 379-401 PDF (690.09 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2019.171972 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Fathiaa Attia Mohammd1; Naglaa Abd ElKareem Moghaz2 | ||
| 1Assistant Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University | ||
| 2Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Blood is a unique and scarce resource that must be used cautiously to ensure its safety and efficacy. Blood transfusion is a lifesaving medical intervention, but without basic information about each step, the importance of each one related to each other, and when safe practices are not followed, transfusion of blood can create life-threatening risks. Nurses have a dynamic role in blood transfusion procedures; their skills and knowledge remain essential keys to ensure safe blood transfusion. Study aim: evaluate the effect of the educational bundle on securing nurses' competency toward safe blood transfusion. Study Design: a quasi-experimental design. Setting: blood disorders, emergency, and oncology departments at Zagazig University Hospitals, Al Sharkia Governorate, Egypt. Subject: all available nurses (50) who are working at the previously mentioned settings. Tools: A structured interview questionnaire to assess nurses' socio-demographic characteristics and their knowledge about safe blood transfusion process; and blood transfusion observational checklist were used to collect data. Results: the highest percentage of participant nurses their age was 25-30 years and had ≤5 experience years in blood transfusion. There were a statistically significant difference and improvement of the total nurses' knowledge and their practice competency toward safe blood transfusion after educational bundle implementation compared to before it, and there was a positive statistically significant correlation between total nurses' knowledge and practice regarding safe blood transfusion pre and post-implementation of the educational bundle as well as between their total pre and post practices. Moreover, the commonest errors in the blood transfusion process that lead to an adverse reaction as reported by participants' nurses included blood incompatibility followed by not check vital signs pre, during and post transfusion. Conclusions: The implementation of the educational bundle had a positive effect on improving the nurses' knowledge and their practice competency toward safe blood transfusion. Recommendations: continually perform regular in-service training and follow-up to nurses' performance and motivation to updating their knowledge and practices. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Educational Bundle; Nursing Competency; Safe Blood Transfusion | ||
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