Nj Required Organ And Tissue Donation Choice: What Every Nurse Needs To Know

Course overview

For more than 60 years, transplantation has saved the lives of thousands of people with end-stage organ failure and enhanced the lives of many more. Numerous others have had health and physical function restored through tissue transplants. Since the first successful transplant of a kidney, in 1954, more than 597,000 people have received organ transplants in the U.S. Organs can be donated by a deceased person who gave prior permission (first-person consent), the family (authorizing agent) of a deceased person or a living donor. More than 120,000 people are on the national waiting list for an organ transplant, and that number continues to grow. Nurses are most likely to identify a patient who may be a potential donor, call the organ procurement organization and collaborate with the OPO team when there is the possibility of donation.