Nursing care of the patient before, during, and after
transfusion of blood and its components: management
principles

Patrycja Bociąga; Judyta Lachowicz; Aleksandra Spodymek

doi:10.5114/ppiel.2025.154051

eISSN: 2299-8284
ISSN: 1233-9989

Nursing Problems / Problemy Pielęgniarstwa

Current issue Archive Manuscripts accepted About the journal Editorial board Reviewers Abstracting and indexing Subscription Contact Instructions for authors Publication charge Ethical standards and procedures

Editorial System

Submit your Manuscript

Editorial Policies

Sarajevo Declaration on Integrity and Visibility of Scholarly Publications

3/2025
vol. 33

Send email

Copy url:

abstract:

Review paper

Nursing care of the patient before, during, and after transfusion of blood and its components: management principles

Patrycja Bociąga

¹

,

Judyta Lachowicz

²

,

Aleksandra Spodymek

²

Department of Transfusion Immunology, Lower Silesian Center for Oncology, Pulmonology and Hematology, Wrocław, Poland
Immunology Laboratory of Blood Donors, Prof. dr hab. Tadeusz Dorobisz Regional Centre for Blood Donation and Haemotherapy, Wrocław, Poland

Nursing Problems 2025; 33 (3): 117-122

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ppiel.2025.154051

Online publish date: 2025/09/08

View full text Get citation

PlumX metrics:

Approximately 1.7 million transfusions of blood and blood components are performed annually in Poland. The safety of the patient during the transfusion procedure is determined by the cooperation of doctors, nursing staff, and staff of the transfusion immunology laboratory and blood bank, and nurses play a crucial role in this process. The aim of this study is to present the legal and practical aspects of transfusion patient care that nursing staff should be familiar with to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the procedure. The work is based on a review of current knowledge, as well as an analysis of legislation and articles, showing the role of nurses in the transfusion process. It concludes that nurses play a key role in every step of the transfusion process, from patient preparation to the procedure itself and post-transfusion care, providing a crucial link in ensuring patient safety.

keywords:

Nursing care of the patient before, during, and after transfusion of blood and its components: management principles

Patrycja Bociąga 1 , Judyta Lachowicz 2 , Aleksandra Spodymek 2

blood transfusion, patient safety, post-transfusion reactions, management principles

Patrycja Bociąga

¹

,

Judyta Lachowicz

²

,

Aleksandra Spodymek

²