title: Role of the pediatric nurse in selection and support of potential donors for heart transplantation.
abstract: Success in transplantation requires a team effort by many individuals who are committed to the process of prolonging life. Today, health care professionals must always consider both brain-dead and gravely injured patients as potential organ donors. With more than 15,000 persons waiting for organs at any time, hundreds die because others do not even attempt to make potential organs available. But even more important, families of potential donors are not given the chance to find some good to come out of their tragedy.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Johnston
mesh_terms: D001926:Brain Death / Q000175:diagnosis; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods*; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States