Information for Nurses

About Blood Transfusion - Information for Nurses Slide Presentation

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Section 1

ABOUT BLOOD

• Blood and what it does
• Major blood groups
• Blood donation
  
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Section 2

BLOOD COMPONENTS

• Blood components from whole blood
• Blood components available from Transfusion Medicine
• Blood component storage
  
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Section 3

THE USE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS

• Various blood components and how they function
• The indications and contraindications for use
  
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Section 4

TESTING AND REQUESTING BLOOD COMPONENTS

This section will identify:

• Testing Performed on Donated Blood
• Pre-Transfusion Patient Testing
• Request for Blood Products
• Patient Specimen Collection
• Type & Screen Requests
• Emergency Blood Reques
• Time-frame for Obtaining Blood Products
  
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Section 5

BLOOD AND COMPONENT ADMINISTRATION

• Blood and Blood Component Administration
• Requirements for Product Identification
• Requirements for Patient Identification
• Requirements for Proper Assessment and Documentation
  
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Section 6

THE RISKS OF TRANSFUSION

• Transfusion transmitted diseases
• Immunological reactions
• Non-immunological reactions
• Signs and symptoms of adverse events
• Nursing actions
  
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Section 7

ALTERNATIVES TO ALLOGENEIC BLOOD TRANSFUSION

• Autologous and Directed
• Blood Collection
• Blood Dilution, Salvage and Controlled Hypotension
• Use of Medication
  
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Section 8

PLASMA DERIVATIVES/FRACTIONATED PRODUCTS

• Albumin
• Rh Immune Globulin
• Immune Globulin (IM)
• Hepatitis B Immune Globulin (HBIG)
• IV Immune Globulin (IVIG)
• Factor VIIa
• Factor VIII
• Factor IX
  
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Section 9

STANDARDS FOR TRANSFUSION MEDICINE

• Why the Transfusion Medicine laboratory (TML) may appear demanding.
• Why the TML is so particular about the patient
  specimen it receives.
• Why the TML will not let you store the blood/component on the nursing unit.Why the TML will not crossmatch additional units when you know they have a patient specimen.
  
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