Nurses' Practice of Safe Blood Transfusion in Surgical and Critical Care Units

April 14, 2024 updated by: Nagah Abd El-Fattah Mohamed Aly, Matrouh University

Contributing Factors Affecting Nurses' Practice of Safe Blood Transfusion in Surgical and Critical Care Units

Blood transfusions are an important part of nursing procedure. Nurses play a key role in safely administering blood products to patients in surgical and critical care unit

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The aim of the study was to evaluate nurses' employment conditions as contributing factors affecting nurses' practice of safe blood transfusion in surgical and critical care units in Alexandria Main University Hospital.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

350

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Egypt
      • Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 002
        • Faculty of Nursing, Matrouh University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

A convenience sampling was utilized to recruit 350 nurses from surgical and critical care units

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Nurses

  • willing to participate in the study
  • work in surgical and critical care units
  • Sign a consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Nurses

    • Work in outpatient units and other units
    • Did not sign a consent

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Questionnaire to measure factors affecting safe blood transfusion
Time Frame: one month
Factors affecting safe blood transfusion as assessed using a binary scale (Yes=1 and No=0)
one month
observational checklist to measure nurses' practice of safe blood transfusion
Time Frame: three months
Nurses' practice of safe blood transfusion as assessed using scoring of the practice checklist (zero score for not done, 0.5 score for incompletely done and one score for completely done).
three months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Matrouh University

Investigators

  • Study Director: Wael M. Lotfy, Ph.D, Faculty of Nursing, Matrouh University, Egypt
  • Principal Investigator: Nagah Abd El-Fattah Mohamed Aly, Ph.D, Faculty of Nursing, Matrouh University, Egypt
  • Study Chair: Safaa M. El-Shanawany, Ph.D, Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
  • Study Chair: Maha Ghanem, Ph.D, Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
  • Principal Investigator: Hanaa Abbass, Ph.D, Faculty of Nursing, Matrouh University , Egypt
  • Principal Investigator: Maysa Elbiaa, Ph.D, Faculty of Nursing, Matrouh University , Egypt

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 1, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 30, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

April 30, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 14, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 14, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

April 17, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 17, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 14, 2024

Last Verified

April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 25

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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