Professional Nurse's Role In Organ Donation
What is the professional nurse’s role in organ donation?
The nurse has multiple responsibilities in organ donation. One of those responsibilities is that they offer support to the families, explanation of the entire process, and how organ donation works. The nurse also has the responsibility to review their own state’s organ retrieval laws and the institution’s policies regarding final consent process (OPTN, 2015). Once the patient/family decide to go ahead with the transplant, the nurse in the preoperative period will address pain management options, dietary restrictions, IV and arterial lines, tubes such as foley catheters and nasogastric tube that may be indicated and early ambulation (Hinkle & Cheever, 2013). The Nurse will also educate
The nurse has multiple responsibilities in organ donation. One of those responsibilities is that they offer support to the families, explanation of the entire process, and how organ donation works. The nurse also has the responsibility to review their own state’s organ retrieval laws and the institution’s policies regarding final consent process (OPTN, 2015). Once the patient/family decide to go ahead with the transplant, the nurse in the preoperative period will address pain management options, dietary restrictions, IV and arterial lines, tubes such as foley catheters and nasogastric tube that may be indicated and early ambulation (Hinkle & Cheever, 2013). The Nurse will also educate