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Blood transfusion from the recipient’s perspective
Author(s) -
Fitzgerald Mary,
Hodgkinson Brent,
Thorp Dawn
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2702.1999.00291.x
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , blood transfusion , set (abstract data type) , medicine , psychology , nursing , intensive care medicine , surgery , computer science , artificial intelligence , programming language
• This paper reports on an interpretative research study that set out to develop a rich description of patients’ experiences of the process of preparing for and receiving a blood transfusion. • The themes of information‐giving and receiving; reactions, both physical and emotional; and the care and treatment participants received through the experience are presented.