Abstract
Objective and background: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of an educational program on blood and blood products transfusion on nurses’ knowledge and performance in hospitals affiliated with Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.Method: The present study was a semi-experimental before-after study. We selected study participants through the simple random sampling method using sampling framework of all reference population. Data collection tool was a valid and reliable questionnaire. In order to evaluate the effect of the educational program on nurses’ level of knowledge and practice, we asked them to fill out the questionnaires before and after the education course. We analyzed data using SPSS 22. Descriptive statistics such as frequency and percentages and analytical statistics such as Mann- Whitney, Wilcoxon and Kruskal-Wallis were used to report the results. The significance level of the p-value was assumed to be < 0.05.Results: Our analysis revealed a significant difference in the mean score of the nurses’ level of knowledge before and after the education (p=0.001). There was also a significant difference in the mean score of veteran nurses’ performance before and after the intervention (p<0.05). The association between sex and mean score of nurses’ performance was not significant before and after the intervention. The association between nurses’ knowledge score and age, sex, work experience and department of the hospital was not significant (p>0.05).Conclusion: Educational programs about blood transfusion can positively influence nurses’ knowledge and performance. There is a need to improve nurses’ knowledge and performance about the inadvertent side effects of blood transfusion.
Highlights
Millions of patients need blood and blood products transfusions all around the world [1]
In the early twenty century, blood transfusion contributed to various adverse side effects; nowadays these effects are preventable through educating medical care providers and screening blood and blood products [2]
It is estimated that in every 13000 cases of blood transfusion one error occurs mostly due to human errors which are preventable through appropriate education and reform in blood transfusion protocols [5, 6]
Summary
Millions of patients need blood and blood products transfusions all around the world [1]. Regarding the important role of nurses in a safe and effective blood transfusion, it is necessary to improve their knowledge and skills [1]. Blood transfusion is an important medical intervention which requires sufficient knowledge and skills [2]. Regarding the increasing demand for blood transfusion in hospitals and its role in saving patients’ lives, it seems necessary to improve nurses’ level of knowledge and performance to ensure the safety of this intervention. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of educational programs on blood and blood products transfusion on nurses’ level of knowledge and skills in hospitals affiliated with Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
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