Gallagher Trudi, Darby Sue, Vodanovich Matthew, Campbell Linda, Tovey Julie
State Clinical Coordinator Patient Blood Management, Office of Chief Medical Officer for Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia.
Br J Nurs. 2015;24(9):492-5. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2015.24.9.492.
For many years, nurses have performed the tasks related to blood transfusion monitoring and the associated quality-control documentation. There have been multiple job titles given to healthcare providers in this field: haemovigilance officer, transfusion practitioner, transfusion nurse, patient blood management (PBM) nurse, blood conservation nurse and blood management nurse. These titles share some overlap in tasks. In this article, the authors discuss Australian and US experiences of the historical transfusion nurse role, and the newer title of PBM nurse. The article will attempt to answer the question: is it time these two job titles and roles were merged into one, creating the evolved role of PBM nurse? It will define the unique nature of these roles and attempt to explore any differences between them. PBM is becoming a standard of care and embedded in institutions around the world. The transition and adoption of a joint role is timely, and the article also addresses the issue of appropriate staffing levels. PBM has become the overarching phrase that addresses the prevention of transfusion as well as the quality and safety needs of transfusion medicine. The authors propose it is time to merge the roles of the PBM nurse and the transfusion nurse, which would ultimately benefit patients, as well as more thoroughly address the needs of hospitals.
多年来，护士一直承担着与输血监测及相关质量控制文件记录有关的任务。该领域的医疗服务提供者有多个职称：血液警戒官、输血从业者、输血护士、患者血液管理（PBM）护士、血液保护护士和血液管理护士。这些职称在任务方面存在一些重叠。在本文中，作者讨论了澳大利亚和美国在输血护士历史角色以及较新的PBM护士职称方面的经验。本文将试图回答这个问题：现在是不是应该将这两个职称和角色合并为一个，从而形成PBM护士这一演变后的角色？本文将定义这些角色的独特性质，并试图探究它们之间的任何差异。患者血液管理正在成为一种护理标准，并在世界各地的机构中得以确立。向联合角色的转变和采用恰逢其时，本文还探讨了适当人员配备水平的问题。患者血液管理已成为涵盖输血预防以及输血医学质量和安全需求的总体表述。作者提议，现在是时候合并PBM护士和输血护士的角色了，这最终将使患者受益，并更全面地满足医院的需求。
