BENEFITS OF PLASMA DONATION PURPOSE OF PROJECT EDUCATE

BENEFITS OF PLASMA DONATION

PURPOSE OF PROJECT • EDUCATE DONORS AND EMPLOYEES ON PLASMA AND WHY IT IS COLLECTED • 3 MAIN BRANCHES OF PLASMA USE • SEE THE BIG PICTURE • NOT JUST A JOB, NOT JUST EXTRA CASH • COUNTLESS LIVES ARE BENEFITED • TESTIMONIALS OF INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED

PRECEPTOR SELECTION • MEET THE REQUIREMENTS • BSN W/ 3 YEARS EXPERIENCE • WILLINGNESS TO HELP • LIMITED OPTIONS • 5 NURSES TOTAL AT FACILITY

HOW PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED • SELECT DONORS AND EMPLOYEES • FILL OUT QUESTIONNAIRE-VERY OPEN ENDED, QUALITATIVE IN NATURE • FORMS BASIS OF WHERE EDUCATING NEEDS ARE • 1 -WHAT IS PLASMA? • 2 -WHAT IS PLASMA USED FOR? • 3 -HOW DOES YOUR DONATION HELP TO “SAVE A LIFE”? • 4 -DO YOU KNOW ANYBODY THAT HAS BEEN A RECIPIENT OF A PLASMA DERIVED PRODUCT? • EDUCATION GAMEPLAN • HOW DOES THIS KNOWLEDGE CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE AND LIKELIHOOD TO DONATE PLASMA?

INITIAL PERCEIVED BENEFITS • MINIMIZING EDUCATION GAP: PLASMA AND ITS USES • EMPLOYEES(MYSELF) ARE BETTER ABLE TO HELP EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGE DONATIONS • STAFF MEETINGS AND GUEST SPEAKERS • DONORS: • INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF PLASMA • INCREASED SATISFACTION IN DONATION • PROPER EDUCATION/DISCUSSION WITH PEERS • INCREASE IN DONATIONS AT FACILITY

CAPSTONE GOALS • INCREASE MY KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY • BETTER ABLE TO EDUCATE, HELP, SERVE, AND CARE FOR PATIENTS/DONORS • EDUCATE DONORS AND EMPLOYEES ON BENEFITS OF PLASMA DONATIONS • HEALTH CONDITIONS • CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS • UTILIZE SKILLS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OTHERS

WHAT IS PLASMA • PALE-YELLOW LIQUID PORTION OF BLOOD • RBC, WBC, AND PLATELETS ARE SUSPENDED IN PLASMA • 55% BLOOD VOLUME • 92% WATER • ALBUMIN, FIBRINOGEN, GLOBULINS

WHAT IS YOUR PLASMA USED FOR? • CLOTTING DISORDERS • INDIVIDUALS ARE UNABLE TO CLOT BLOOD PROPERLY. CONSEQUENTLY, A VERY MINOR INJURY MAY RESULT IN INTERNAL BLEEDING WHICH CAN LEAD TO ORGAN DAMAGE AND EVEN DEATH. -HEMOPHILIA • IMMUNE DEFICIENCIES • THERE ARE MORE THAN 250 PRIMARY IMMUNE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS (PID). INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY PID DON’T HAVE EFFECTIVE IMMUNE SYSTEMS AND DON’T RESPOND TO TYPICAL ANTIBIOTICS, WITHOUT IVIG (PLASMA DERIVED PRODUCT), SIMPLE INFECTIONS CAN TURN LIFE THREATENING • ALBUMIN-COLLOID • IS USED TO TREAT BURNS, TRAUMA PATIENTS AND SURGICAL PATIENTS AND HELPS TO STABILIZE BLOOD PRESSURE

HOW YOUR DONATION HELPS SAVE A LIFE • PLASMA CANNOT BE REPRODUCED IN A LABORATORY OR OTHER ARTIFICIAL ENVIRONMENT • WITHOUT YOUR DONATION, PEOPLE WITH: • HEMOPHILIA-EXCESSIVE INTERNAL BLEEDING FROM COMMON INJURIES • CONTACT SPORTS, BEING A KID(2 YEARS OLD TYPICALLY DIAGNOSED) • PRIMARY IMMUNE DEFICIENCY- HALF MILLION INDIVIDUALS IN THE UNITED STATES • CONSTANTLY SICK, FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS • PLASMA DERIVED PRODUCT-IVIG

DO YOU KNOW ANYONE THAT HAS USED A PLASMA DERIVED PRODUCT • BURNS • SHOCK • TRAUMA • MAJOR SURGERY • RH INCOMPATIBILITY • CARDIOPULMONARY ISSUES • ORGAN TRANSPLANTS • PEDIATRIC HIV • HEPATITIS • LIVER CONDITIONS • ANIMAL BITES

ANALYSIS OF QUESTIONNAIRE • DONORS COULD RARELY GIVE AN EXACT DEFINITION OF PLASMA • SOMETHING IN YOUR BLOOD • FOR TV’S • WHAT IS PLASMA USED FOR? • TO HELP PEOPLE • HOW DOES YOUR DONATION HELP SAVE A LIFE? • IT JUST HELPS PEOPLE, THEY NEED IT TO LIVE… • DO YOU KNOW ANYONE THAT HAS BEEN A RECIPIENT OF A PLASMA DERIVED PRODUCT? • VAST MAJORITY NO

BACKGROUND INFORMATION/ANALYSIS • KEY TO UNDERSTANDING ISSUE • GOAL: INCREASE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PLASMA DONATION AND ITS PURPOSES • OBSTACLES: • TIME • STRUCTURE • LIMITED WITH NURSES AND IN THE DONATION PROCESS • ADDIE METHOD • A=GAP IS LACK OF UNDERSTANDING ABOUT PLASMA AND IT’S BENEFITS • D=INCREASE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PLASMA DONATION AND BENEFITS • D=USE REFERENCE MATERIAL, CREATE ENVIRONMENT FOR SHARING/EDUCATING • I=PHYSICALS, REVIEW OF QUESTIONS, STAFF MEETINGS, DONOR FLOOR • E=HOW WELL IT WAS RECEIVED

ADDIE METHOD • ANALYZE=GAP IS LACK OF UNDERSTANDING ABOUT PLASMA AND IT’S BENEFITS • DESIGN=INCREASE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PLASMA DONATION AND BENEFITS • DEVELOP=USE REFERENCE MATERIAL, CREATE ENVIRONMENT FOR SHARING/EDUCATING, TESTIMONIALS • IMPLEMENT=PHYSICALS, REVIEW OF QUESTIONS, STAFF MEETINGS, DONOR FLOOR • EVALUATE=HOW WELL IT WAS RECEIVED

ADJUSTMENTS • DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT STAGES FOR EMPLOYEE EDUCATION • EDUCATION WASN’T NEEDED AS MUCH • FOSTERING ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO PROMOTING EDUCATION • STAFF MEETINGS • GUEST SPEAKER • RESPONSE HAS BEEN EXCELLENT • CHALLENGE

FINAL ADDIE STEP: EVALUATION GOALS • INCREASE MY KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY • BETTER ABLE TO EDUCATE, HELP, SERVE, AND CARE FOR PATIENTS/DONORS • EDUCATE DONORS AND EMPLOYEES ON BENEFITS OF PLASMA DONATIONS • DEPENDENT- • CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS • UTILIZE SKILLS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OTHERS OUTCOME • INCREASE IN KNOWLEDGE • HARD TO MEASURE NUMBERS • FACTORS: LIFESTYLE, ECONOMICS, ETC. • ENVIRONMENT AND ATTITUDE • SHIFT TOWARDS EDUCATING DONORS • STAFF MEETING CHALLENGES • CALENDAR BOARD WITH TESTIMONIALS • STEPPING STONE IN RIGHT DIRECTION FOR LEADERSHIP SKILLS

BENEFITS TO ORGANIZATION PERCEIVED • EMPLOYEES(MYSELF) ARE BETTER ABLE TO HELP EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGE DONATIONS • STAFF MEETINGS AND GUEST SPEAKERS • DONORS: • INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF PLASMA • INCREASED SATISFACTION IN DONATION • PROPER EDUCATION/DISCUSSION WITH PEERS • INCREASE IN DONATIONS AT FACILITY ACTUAL • CONSENSUS GREATER ABILITY TO EDUCATE • DONORS • WORK IN PROJECT-ONGOING • FACILITY • NUMBER OF DONATIONSINCONCLUSIVE

BENEFITS TO SELF • ABILITY TO WORK WITHIN MEANS TO ADDRESS ISSUE AT HAND • FACILITY’S STRUCTURE AND LIMITATIONS • COMPROMISE • WORKING WITH OTHERS AND LIMITATIONS

LEADERSHIP SKILLS • GAINED VALUABLE EXPERIENCE • BIG TASKS CAN BE APPROACHED • LISTENING TO OTHERS • DONORS, PEERS, MENTORS • ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT • DELEGATION

INFLUENCE FUTURE PRACTICE • CONFIDENCE AND EXPERIENCE • PERSPECTIVE • SOLUTIONS AREN’T SO EASY • PERSEVERANCE • DON’T ALWAYS REALIZE THE END RESULT OF OUR ACTIONS • RECOGNIZE AUDIENCE

RANDOM FACTS • SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP • DONORS-SATISFACTION OF HELPING OTHERS AND MONEY • CORPORATION-MAKE MONEY • END USERS OF PRODUCT-LIVE A NORMAL LIFE • TAX FREE AS IT IS CONSIDERED A DONATION • $25 -30 AN HOUR • FULL TIME DONOR CAN RECEIVE $200 -240 PER MONTH IN AS LITTLE AS 8 HOURS • MAJORITY OF THE MONEY IS SPENT WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY • DONATION TAKES APPROXIMATELY 45 MIN-1 HOUR

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS • RESOURCES • WWW. DONATINGPLASMA. COM • WWW. HEMOPHILIA. ORG • WWW. PRIMARYIMMUNE. ORG