Table 2.

Distribution of nurses’ correct answers to items about knowledge related to blood and blood products transfusion procedures.

Items Based on Knowledge of Correct Responses n (%)
I.Pretransfusion steps
Verification of the medical order for transfusion and patient identification	80 (72.1)
2.Data, time, and place of labelling of blood sample test tubes for pretransfusion tests	26 (23.4)
3.The blood products transportation from the blood bank to the ICU	88 (79.3)
4.The transport of platelet concentrate from the blood bank to the ICU	65 (58.6)
5.Thawing of fresh frozen plasma (FFP)	78 (70.3)
6.Storage of red blood cells (RBCs) in a refrigerator	53 (47.7)
7.The time within unused blood units can be returned to the blood bank	60 (54.1)
8.Refreezing of once-thawed FFP	90 (81.1)
9.Blood product with the highest risk of contamination	41 (36.9)
II.Initiating the transfusion
10.Verification of the accuracy of the transfusion product and the patient’s identity	110 (99.1)
11.Vital signs measured before administration of blood and blood products	79 (71.2)
12.A blood product that does not require a system with an integrated filter	90 (81.1)
13.Peripheral venous cannula (PVC) size for routine transfusion in ICU	80 (72.1)
14.Intravenous solution compatible with blood	99 (89.2)
15.Blood transfusion flow rate at the initiation of administration	59 (53.2)
16.The same transfusion administration set can be applied for the transfusion of 2 to 4 units of RBCs.	50 (45.0)
17.Usage of personal protective equipment—self-protection of the nurses from blood-borne infection	67 (60.4)
III.Administration of transfusion and transfusion reactions
18.Flow rate of transfusion after the first 15 min from the start of administration	51 (45.9)
19.Monitoring of a sedated patient in the ICU during transfusion	109 (98.2)
20.Time interval of patient observation in the ICU during transfusion administration	64 (57.7)
21.Safe procedure for drug administration during transfusion of blood and blood products	98 (88.3)
22.Mandatory vital signs measured during transfusion of blood and blood products	54 (48.6)
23.The usage of blood transfusion in the ICU in a febrile patient	18 (16.2)
24.Maximum duration of using a transfusion administration set for continuous transfusion	38 (34.2)
25.The maximum time for transfusion of RBCs	48 (43.2)
26.The procedure with the blood and blood products when they were not applied within the stipulated time	82 (73.9)
27.Symptoms and signs of mild allergic transfusion reaction	101 (91.0)
28.Symptoms and signs of an acute haemolytic reaction (AHTR)	51 (45.9)
29.Initial nursing procedures in AHTR	36 (32.4)