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The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge and awareness of blood transfusion practices among nurses working in a tertiary care hospital. The objective was to make use of the results to decide the necessity of targeted teaching using lectures and simulated ward scenes. This was a cross sectional study in which a questionnaire comprising of 25 single best-response type multiple choice questions related to blood products and blood transfusion was distributed to nurses who were selected randomly. Questions were both knowledge and practice based. Five hundred and forty-six nurses consented and were assessed. The data was collected, entered and statistically assessed. The number of ‘Correct’, ‘Incorrect’ and ‘Don’t Know’ answers were noted. Each correct answer was awarded 1 point, whereas a wrong answer and a ‘Don’t Know’ answer received no points. The individual scores were noted and then multiplied by 4 to get a percentage value. Nurses with 1–5 years of experience scored statistically better than nurses with < 1 year and > 5 years of experience. Nurses working in the haematology–oncology ward scored the most number of correct responses, followed by nurses working in ICU. Only 9.9% of nurses answered > 80% questions correctly. Nurses who had 1–5 years of experience scored better. All nurses were trained in blood transfusion at induction. Though there were occasional non-compulsory lectures as ongoing programs, they had no specific impact on knowledge and awareness. The authors suggest that targeted and regular simulated training is essential at all levels of nursing experience.
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Panchawagh, S.J., Melinkeri, S. & Panchawagh, M.J. Assessment of Knowledge and Practice of Blood Transfusion Among Nurses in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 36, 393–398 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-019-01244-0
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