Abstract:
Objective: Reflect on how the evolution of legislation related to blood and blood-based products has shaped the role of nurses in hemotherapy services.
Methods: A reflective study, carried out employing surveys in databases, about the evolution of the nurse’s role in hemotherapy services.
Results: Several legislations, published since 1950, have encouraged blood donation and shaped the work of nurses in hemotherapy services, being the most relevant Law #10.205/2001 (Lei nº 10.205/2001), about blood collection, processing, storage, distribution, and blood transfusion; and COFEN’s resolution # 629/2020 (COFEN nº 629/2020), which addresses in detail the practice of these services.
Final considerations: The evolution of legislation related to blood and blood-based products contributed to the consolidation of nurses’ attributions in hemotherapy services since it guaranteed legal support and defined the practices in these services.
Reference:Mendes PAT, Matias DO, Berlitz MM, Aguiar BGC. Nursing in hemotherapy services: considerations on public policies associated with blood and blood components. Rev Bras Enferm. 2022 Apr 15;75(4):e20210417. English, Portuguese. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0417. PMID: 35442305.