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Blood transfusion knowledge among nurses in Malaysia: A university hospital experience
Noor, Noor Haslina Mohd Saad, Noor Hafiza Khan, Mohammad Hassan, Mohd Nazri Ramli, Marini Bahar, Rosnah Mohamed Yusoff, Shafini Iberahim, Salfarina Rahman, Wan Suriana Wan Ab Zulkafli, Zefarina
Noor, Noor Haslina Mohd
Saad, Noor Hafiza
Khan, Mohammad
Hassan, Mohd Nazri
Ramli, Marini
Bahar, Rosnah
Mohamed Yusoff, Shafini
Iberahim, Salfarina
Rahman, Wan Suriana Wan Ab
Zulkafli, Zefarina
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Blood transfusion is a fundamental and life-saving procedure where the consequence of errors can be fatal. Nurses’ knowledge plays an essential role in ensuring quality and safety in blood transfusion. The objective of this study was to assess blood transfusion-associated knowledge of tertiary hospital nurses on the east coast of Malaysia. This was a cross-sectional study with 200 registered nurses involved in blood transfusion procedures at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia. The knowledge of the nurses was evaluated by using the routine blood transfusion knowledge questionnaire based on five parts, and <50%, 50–74%, or ≥75% of the knowledge was considered as poor, moderate, or high, respectively. Based on the scoring system, the overall knowledge of blood transfusion among Malaysian nurses (33.2 ± 8.4 years) was estimated to be 54.9 ± 7.6%. In individual items, the scoring was 81.0%, 45.4%, 49.2%, 63.0%, and 90.0% in knowledge prior to blood transfusion, on pre-transfusion, on post-transfusion, on complications, and on transfusion policy, respectively. The findings of this study indicated that most of the nurses’ overall knowledge of blood transfusion was at a moderate level; therefore, training courses and continuous medical education are warranted to improve knowledge and skills of the nurses to ensure good practices of blood transfusion.
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Mohd Noor, N.H.; Saad, N.H.; Khan, M.; Hassan, M.N.; Ramli, M.; Bahar, R.; Mohamed Yusoff, S.; Iberahim, S.; Wan Ab Rahman, W.S.; Zulkafli, Z.; et al. Blood Transfusion Knowledge among Nurses in Malaysia: A University Hospital Experience. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 11194. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111194
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© 2021 The Authors. Published by MDPI. This is an open access article available under a Creative Commons licence.
The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111194
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