Significance of increasing organ donations by African Americans and implications for nursing practice.
The scarcity of organs donated by African Americans has an important impact on the number of organs available for transplantation. An increase in the total time African Americans spend on dialysis combined with difficulty in matching human leukocyte antigens make increased organ donation by African Americans essential. Barriers to organ donation are identified and the implications for nursing practice are discussed.
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D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends