Experiences of Nursing Students in Practicing Blood Transfusion

Year 2023, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 279 - 285, 01.04.2023

Filiz Özel , Özlem Bulantekin Düzalan

https://doi.org/10.19127/bshealthscience.1192879

Abstract

Healthcare professionals need to know about blood transfusion. The purpose of this study is to determine the experiences of nursing students on blood transfusion and their opinions on the influencing factors. In this qualitative study, the sample of the study consisted of 12 second, third, and fourth-year nursing students who were continuing their education at a state university. In the study, data were collected by conducting in-depth interviews via a semi-structured interview form. In the study, the data were coded under two themes including nursing students’ experiences with blood transfusion (three sub-themes: level of theoretical knowledge about transfusion, fear of making mistakes, and inadequate practice) and the factors affecting these experiences (four sub-themes: factors related to patients’ relatives, factors related to patients, factors related to the practice and training related factors). As a result of the study, nursing students were observed to have different fears regarding blood transfusion. In the education of nurses, it is recommended to organize training on this subject for nursing educators and manager nurses.

Keywords

Nursing student, Blood transfusion, Qualitative research

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