Recommendations for managing vital-organ donors.
This chart describes some clinical problems organ donors may face, how the nurse should intervene, and the rationale for the intervention. The recommendations were developed by Corrinne Morgan, RN, CCRN, CNRN, for the Delaware Valley, Pa., transplant program, which serves eastern Pennsylvania, southern, New Jersey, and Delaware.
D001926:Brain Death / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods