Knowledge of Nurses, Attitudes and Practices Related to Blood Transfusion at the Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at University Hospital Mohammed VI Marrakech Morocco

Abstract

Blood transfusion is a therapeutic substitute, saving millions of lives each year.
 This practice is common at the neonatal and pediatric intensive care levels.
 In order to ensure transfusion safety, control of all stages of the transfusion chain is essential from the collection of blood, its preparation and its biological qualification to the completion of the transfusion procedure and even the follow-up of recipients.
 With this in mind, the purpose of this study is to describe the state of knowledge of nursing practice in the area of blood transfusion at the level of neonatal and pediatric intensive care unit at Mohammed VI University Hospital in Marrakech, based on a descriptive approach guided by a frame of reference from the literature review.
 We collected our results based on an annotated questionnaire, we found that nurses who had already received specialized training in transfusion rules had a satisfactory level of knowledge compared to those who had not received any training For this we recommend through our survey the importance of continuing training of nursing staff.