Organ donation: a nursing perspective.
The frequency and success rate of organ donation and transplant surgery has dramatically increased over the past several years. Since organ donors are drawn primarily from the traumatically brain-injured population this increase has a direct impact on neuroscience nurses. This article addresses the organ procurement process, nursing care of the organ donor and the interrelationship of organ donation and neuroscience nursing.
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Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153.
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D001926:Brain Death / Q000175:diagnosis; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D009732:Nursing Care; D012380:Role; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States