KAP of Haemovigilance among nursing staff posted at secondary and tertiary care hospitals of northern India

Vijai Singh; Pratap Shankar; Amod Kumar Sachan; Rakesh Kumar Dixit

Volume : VI, Issue : XII, December - 2016

KAP of Haemovigilance among nursing staff posted at secondary and tertiary care hospitals of northern India

Vijai Singh, Pratap Shankar, Amod Kumar Sachan, Rakesh Kumar Dixit

Abstract :

Haemovigilance is one of the most important audits about whole procedure of blood transfusion. The aim of haemovigilance is to provide better healthcare services to the patients. Blood transfusion is a very sensitive matter of treatment needs zero error during the procedure. So haemovigilance has an important place for blood safety from donor to the acceptor of blood. In this process it is important to monitor the whole of the supply chain within a blood service and identify the part where a change could make the biggest impact. It includes the donor, testing of blood, haemovigilance, and overall management arrangements. Developed counties have focused on whole blood transfusion process while still much work that could be done in these areas in developing countries. In this study we will try to observe knowledge, attitude and practices of Haemovigilance among nursing staff posted at secondary and tertiary care hospitals of northern India