Table 9.
Knowledge of nurses on blood transfusion complications.
| Question | Correct | |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Percentage (%) | |
| What interventions could minimize the risk of the patient experiencing acute transfusion reaction? | 11 | 3.94 |
| What signs and symptoms indicate that the patient is developing an acute haemolytic transfusion reaction? | 21 | 7.53 |
| What should be done immediately when signs and symptoms of the acute haemolytic transfusion reaction are seen? | 47 | 16.85 |
| Due to an emergency, a unit of blood collected at 8.00 PM was kept in the nurses' station until 9:30 PM. What should the nurse do with blood? | 179 | 65.09 |
| A patient has sustained a mild allergic transfusion reaction. What is the usual presenting complaint? | 231 | 83.09 |
| What is the first action that the nurse should take to handle a patient with mild allergic transfusion reaction? | 6 | 2.16 |
| What is the commonest cause of the most fatal transfusion reactions? | 80 | 28.78 |
| Before administering blood, when is it acceptable not to check patients' details at the bedside? | 177 | 63.44 |
| Mean score | 42.00 | |