en <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=tab-stops:right 1.0cm><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Aims:</span></span></span></b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#0d0d0d> Blood transfusion is considered one of the most efficacious medical interventions for saving lives. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of an instructional program on nurses' practices toward blood transfusion procedures.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=tab-stops:right 1.0cm><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Materials & Methods:</span></span></span></b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#0d0d0d> A quasi-experimental randomized was conducted from May 30, 2022, to October 13, 2023, in nurses working in two leading teaching hospitals (Imam Al-Sadiq and Al-Hilla) in Babylon governorate. the questionnaire that was based on previous research, modified by adding or removing some paragraphs, was used by the researcher to evaluate the level of practice possessed by nurses. The final draft of the tool is composed of two parts; nurses' socio-demographic data and nurses' practice about blood transfusion. The practice checklist of respondents to each question was scored from 1 to 3. </span></span></span><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#0d0d0d></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Findings:</span></span></span></b> <span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>The practice of the intervention group (</span></span><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>1.83±0.17</span></span><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>) was significantly higher than the control group (1.40±0.15) in the post-tests (t=25.05; df=49; p<0.001). <span style=color:#0d0d0d>There were no significant relationships between nurses' practices and age, educational level, working ward, gender, nursing experience, and recent working ward experience in the intervention group.</span></span></span> <span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#0d0d0d></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=tab-stops:center 171.0pt 175.5pt 184.5pt><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Conclusion:</span></span></span></b> <span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#0d0d0d>The planned counseling program on </span></span></span><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#0d0d0d>nurses' practices toward blood transfusion</span></span></span><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#0d0d0d> is effective and changes the level of practice of nurses.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> Instructional Program,Nurses' Practices,Blood Transfusion Procedure, 435 440 http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-1-76643-1&slc_lang=en&sid=4 E.H. Fadhil 1003194753284600299978 1003194753284600299978 Yes Ministry of Health, Babylon Health Directorate, Baghdad, Iraq S.J. Bakey 1003194753284600299979 1003194753284600299979 No Adult Health Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq