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Purpose: Blood transfusion is considered an important initiative like organ transfusion. The transfusion of blood and blood products is life-saving and causes serious problems in case of mistakes and neglect, and even losses that can threaten life. One of the basic rules in modern blood banking today is to ensure that the patient needs the blood components to be safely transmitted. This study was conducted with the aim of determining nurses’ level of knowledge about blood and blood products transfusion. Tools and Methods: In our study, a survey app was made for 100 health staff working in the clinics of blood transfusion at the Düzce University Research and Applied Center, prepared with 30 questions. The survey form contains six questions containing personal information such as age, education status, gender, working time, whether or not you participate in service training programs for blood transfusion. Other questions were created in order to identify the information on after-transfusion treatment and complications of blood and blood products. In the statistical assessment of the data, the Ki-core test was used. Results: All participants indicated that they checked the pre-transfusion patient’s blood group and the product’s blood group and the patient’s name and the name in the transfusion follow-up form were the same. He also that the cross-match was done and that he was careful for its suitability; he looked at the patient's vital findings before and after the transplant. 46% of respondents know that the blood should be applied by heating under the seat. For over 11 years in the profession, the level of knowledge of employees about infections transmitted by transfusion has been higher than in the shortest period. The result: As the employee’s ratio of correct answer to the survey questions has been higher for a long time in the profession, it is thought that training should be repeated frequently.

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