Nursing Practices For Patient Safety In Hemotransfusion

Objective: to describe through evidence of nursing practices literature on patient safety in blood transfusions. Method: this is a descriptive, qualitative research, through Integrative Literature Review (RIL), in the databases LILACS, SCIELO and BDENF-BIREME, in the period from 2013 to 2018. We analyzed the data according to the technique and Bardin. The search resulted in 07 articles, emerging 4 thematic categories. Results: it was identified that there are many factors that influence the quality of care provided by professionals and that expose patients to the risk at the time of the transfusion process. Conclusion: it was still several obstacles that interfere with patient safety, such as lack of applicability of protocols and strategies for patient safety.