title: Issues in organ procurement, allocation, and transplantation.
abstract: Organ transplantation extends lives and improves health but presents complex ethical dilemmas for nurses caring for donors, recipients, and their families. This article overviews organ procurement and allocation, discusses ethical dilemmas in transplantation, and offers strategies from professional and biblical perspectives for coping with moral distress and maintaining compassionate care.
authors.affiliation: Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nierste
mesh_terms: D002835:Christianity; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004645:Empathy; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000401:mortality* / Q000451:nursing*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000941:ethics* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology