Brain death and care in maintaining the potential of organ and tissue transplant donors
Journal Title: Revista Eletronica de Enfermagem - Year 2012, Vol 14, Issue 4
Abstract
This is an exploratory-descriptive study performed using a quantitative approach and prospective data, with the objective to identify the knowledge of nursing professionals regarding brain death (BD) and maintaining the Potential Donor (PD). The study population consisted of 55 nursing professionals, mostly nursing technicians (74.5%); 78.2% reported having worked with PDs and 50.9% stated being prepared to take care of those patients. Among the conditions considered indispensible to open a BD protocol, 49.1% made a wrong statement of body temperature above 36ºC. Regarding the management of hydroelectrolytic disorders, 50.9% made a wrong choice concerning the reposition of sodium, potassium and magnesium. Regarding cornea care, 58.2% made a wrong decision about the protection using gauzes. Furthermore, 52.7% made the correct statement that the PD can be reanimated. It was observed that the subjects had insufficient knowledge regarding the diagnosis of BD and PD maintenance, thus requiring education on the topic in order to increase the offer of organs/tissue for transplants
Authors and Affiliations
Izaura Freire, Ana Mendonça, Vamilson de Pontes, Quinídia Vasconcelos, Gilson Torres
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