Tissue donation: benefits, legal issues and the nurse's role.
This article provides an overview of tissue donation. It examines the importance of the nurse's role in relation to tissue donation and caring for bereaved relatives. The provisions of the Human Tissue Act 2004, which came into force in September 2006, are also outlined.
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Clinical Decisions Unit, Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton. jane.pearson@nbs.nhs.uk
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D001601:Bereavement; D004496:Education, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D012042:Registries; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014180:Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects