21 May 2009
Standard for the nursing care of the organ donor
K GrossAnn Transplant 2009; 14(1): 84-84 :: ID: 880509
Abstract
This thesis is a nursing standard form. The main goal of this work is to show, what kind of resources are needed and what nurse should know to provide a professional care of the potential organ donor. It could be a specific aid for the critical-care nurses and also for student nurses. Nursing care is a very important part of the organ donation procedure. In our time, a great role of transplantation from the dead donors is being underlined at every turn. It is a main source of organs for patients who are waiting for transplantation. That is why the nurse in ICU should be aware of her (or his) great part in saving the transplant candidate's life. The instrument which could help in professional discharge is a nursing standard. A nursing standard is defined as the amount of time and resources needed or considered desirable for each patient in a 24-hour period in order to give the type of care judged appropriate [I. Donald Snook Jr., "Hospitals. What They Are and How They Work", s. 86]. Nursing standards define specific criteria that can be used to determine whether quality care has been provided and to clarify nursing responsibilities, reducing the nurse's exposure to risk and liability [Nancy Burden, "Ambulatory Surgical Nursing", s.131]. The standard is divided into four parts - standards statement, structure criteria, process criteria and outcome criteria. Standards statement says - organ donor's body has ensured hemodynamical, biochemical and water and electrolytic management stabilization and intensive care. Simultaneously, it is a beginning of the candidate's therapy. Health care team provides permanent monitoring of patient's condition, mechanical ventilation, excretion, normal body temperature, stable blood circulation, water and electrolytic management and equalization of biochemical disorders. Structure criteria show us, what kind of equipment, procedures and documents are required in ICU. The medical staff is also subsumed, especially their knowledge and professional qualifications. In process criteria part, nursing care of potential organ donor is presented in details. In turn, the outcome criteria shows what does medical staff want to reach in relation to the patient's condition.
Keywords: organ donor
In Press
08 Mar 2024 : Original article
Association of Coronary Calcium Score on Cardiac PET During Pre-Kidney Transplant Assessment with Persisten...Ann Transplant In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AOT.943532
14 Mar 2024 : Original article
Impact of Blood Products Transfusion on Patients in the Immediate Post-Lung Transplant Period: A Cohort StudyAnn Transplant In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AOT.943652
14 Mar 2024 : Case report
Treatment of Cavernous Transformation of Portal Vein Caused by Hepatic Cystic Echinococcosis Using Ex Vivo ...Ann Transplant In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AOT.942358
15 Mar 2024 : Review article
Approaches and Challenges in the Current Management of Cytomegalovirus in Transplant Recipients: Highlighti...Ann Transplant In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AOT.941185
Most Viewed Current Articles
05 Apr 2022 : Original article
Impact of Statins on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence After Living-Donor Liver TransplantationDOI :10.12659/AOT.935604
Ann Transplant 2022; 27:e935604
12 Jan 2022 : Original article
Risk Factors for Developing BK Virus-Associated Nephropathy: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study of ...DOI :10.12659/AOT.934738
Ann Transplant 2022; 27:e934738
22 Nov 2022 : Original article
Long-Term Effects of Everolimus-Facilitated Tacrolimus Reduction in Living-Donor Liver Transplant Recipient...DOI :10.12659/AOT.937988
Ann Transplant 2022; 27:e937988
15 Mar 2022 : Case report
Combined Liver, Pancreas-Duodenum, and Kidney Transplantation for Patients with Hepatitis B Cirrhosis, Urem...DOI :10.12659/AOT.935860
Ann Transplant 2022; 27:e935860