KNOWLEDGE
- KNOWLEDGE OF THE FOUR MAJOR BLOOD TYPES (PHENOTYPES) IN THE ABO SYSTEM AND THE TWO MAIN "NATURALLY OCCURRING" ANTIBODIES TO RED CELL ANTIGENS
- KNOWLEDGE OF COMPARING AND CONTRASTING ABO AND RH BLOOD GROUPS
- KNOWLEDGE OF THE THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF HEMOLYTIC DISEASE OF THE NEWBORN
- RECOGNITION OF THE THE TWO BASIC PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF TRANSFUSION OF INCOMPATIBLE BLOOD

SKILLS
- IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, TO BE ABLE TO INDICATE WHAT KIND OF BLOOD IS GIVEN, IF NECESSARY, BEFORE TYPING IS COMPLETE, AND WHAT KIND OF BLOOD IS GIVEN, IF NECESSARY, BEFORE CROSS-MATCHING IS COMPLETE.
- THE ABILITY TO PREPARE AND ASSIST THE TRANSFUSED PATIENT.
- ADMINISTRATION TECHNIQUES OF BLOOD DERIVATES

COMPETENCES
- DESCRIBE AND RECOGNIZE THE TWO BASIC PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF TRANSFUSION OF INCOMPATIBLE BLOOD.
- COMPARE AND CONTRAST ABO AND RH BLOOD GROUPS.
- IDENTIFY WHICH BLOOD GROUPS MAY BE SAFELY TRANSFUSED INTO PATIENTS WITH DIFFERENT ABO TYPES.
- APPLYING THE PRINCIPLES OF ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN THE FIELD