2019
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.35.4.1285
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Role of intensive care nurses on guiding patients’ families/relatives to organ donation

Abstract: Objective: The aim was to determine the role of intensive care nurses on guiding the families/relatives of brain-death patients to organ donation. Methods: This research is a descriptive study. While the population of the study consisted of 1710 nurses working in the intensive care units of public, private and university hospitals in the city of Istanbul, the sample consisted of 353 intensive care nurses selected with stratified random sampling method from the probability sampling methods from this popul… Show more

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“…Further, ICU nurses in South Korea care for critically ill patients and brain-dead donors together and experience difficulties in providing end-of-life care 17 . Owing to their increased work burden, these nurses believe that they have not provided sufficient care 17 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Further, ICU nurses in South Korea care for critically ill patients and brain-dead donors together and experience difficulties in providing end-of-life care 17 . Owing to their increased work burden, these nurses believe that they have not provided sufficient care 17 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Intensive care unit nurses were highly cautious about interference when family members of brain-dead patients donated organs. This was because the nurses were afraid of the responsibility this placed on them 17 . Nurses' low self-confidence because of limited knowledge affects actual family decisions 16 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Os enfermeiros devem receber treinamento sobre o processo de doação e acompanhamento da família no luto. (23) É necessário explorar as diferenças no cuidado à família de acordo com o tipo de doador, principalmente na doação após a determi-nação da morte circulatória. Nossa experiência com este estudo é positiva porque, apesar dos temas delicados que seriam discutidos, houve uma boa disposição das famílias em participar e elas compreenderam a importância de analisar suas experiências e melhorar os aspectos desfavoráveis, conforme concluiu um estudo anterior.…”
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“…For any transplant program to be successful, awareness and positive attitude regarding organ donation is essential. [7][8][9] Inadequacy of organ procurement from cadaver is a major problem worldwide, more so in developing countries. In order to increase the rate of deceased donor organ transplant, it is very important to determine the patients who are terminally ill or have the possibility of brain death and prepare the patient's family for the process of organ donation.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In order to increase the rate of deceased donor organ transplant, it is very important to determine the patients who are terminally ill or have the possibility of brain death and prepare the patient's family for the process of organ donation. 8,9 Providing family members with the option of organ donation is often an element of end of life care. 10 The aim of our study was to survey the knowledge and attitude of visitors/family members of patients who are critically ill, regarding the organ donation, brain death and the factors associated with their level of perception regarding organ donation and transplantation.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%