Abstract

SALGADO AROCENA, Odalys; FERNANDEZ DELGADO, Norma D; GONZALEZ SUAREZ, Tania  and  OLIVARES MUSTELIER, Dairis. Nursing in apheresis procedures. Rev Cubana Hematol Inmunol Hemoter [online]. 2015, vol.31, n.3, pp.254-264. ISSN 0864-0289.

Nursing is based on the application of the methodology for the implementation of the care performed. The direct exchange with the donor or patient identifies his needs and facilitates the planning, control, performance and evaluation activities in daily practice. Over the years the nursing profession has gained ground in different areas of medicine and its action has reached areas that were believed to be unique to other health professionals, such as transfusion medicine and transplantology. Within the area of transfusion medicine the nurse role is essential as it may intervene at different stages of blood donation, apheresis procedures transfusion of blood components and care for adverse donor or patient reactions. A brief review of nursing care in the field of apheresis is the main objective of this paper.

Keywords : nursing; functions; apheresis procedures; transfusion medicine.

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