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Print version ISSN 0121-4500
Abstract
NUNES DA SILVA, Karla Fabiana et al. Blood transfusion in Intensive Care Units: knowledge of the nursing team. av.enferm. [online]. 2017, vol.35, n.3, pp.313-323. ISSN 0121-4500. https://doi.org/10.15446/av.enferm.v35n3.62354.
Objective:
To assess the knowledge of nursing team professionals in the Intensive Care Units of blood transfusion and related factors associated with it.
Methodology:
Cross-sectional, quantitative study, which was carried out in three hospitals. The non-systematic sample included 104 nursing professionals working in the Intensive Care Units of these health institutions. For data collection, a checklist instrument developed and validated by the authors was used.
Results:
The overall knowledge score registered an average of 50.4%. The factors associated with knowledge were as follows: Training and/or guidance and monitoring of the protocols/directions to carry out the transfusion process; Frequency of blood transfusion procedures carried out by professionals, and The self-confidence factor. For etapa pré-transfusão, etapa de transfusão and etapa póst-transfusão stages, the results were 48.3%, 52.2%, and 58.3%, respectively.
Conclusions:
This study identified that, on the one hand, nursing professionals possess increased knowledge of post-transfusion complications; and, on the other, that self-confidence, use of protocols, training programs, and having only one job are factors associated with increased knowledge and with vigilance during the procedure.
Keywords : Blood Transfusion; Nursing, Team; Knowledge; Intensive Care Units (source: DeCS, BIREME).