ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION

Course overview

THIS COURSE DISCUSSES THE ROLE OF THE EMERGENCY NURSE IN THE PROCUREMENT OF ORGANS AND TISSUES FOR TRANSPLANTATION AND IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH POST-TRANSPLANTATION EMERGENCIES. SINCE THE FIRST KIDNEY TRANSPLANT IN 1954, ADVANCES IN TRANSPLANTATION SCIENCE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS, AND ORGAN OR TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION IS NOW THE PREFERRED TREATMENT FOR SEVERAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS ORGAN FAILURE OR INFECTION. IT IS NO WONDER THAT ORGAN DONATION IS CALLED THE GIFT OF LIFE. AS AN EMERGENCY NURSE, YOU PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF POTENTIAL ORGAN DONORS. YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THE CRITERIA FOR POTENTIAL DONORS AS WELL AS THE CONSENT PROCESS FOR PROCUREMENT. AS THE NUMBER OF TRANSPLANTS INCREASES, IT IS BECOMING MORE COMMON FOR PATIENTS WITH POST-TRANSPLANTATION EMERGENCIES TO SEEK CARE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. (67 MINUTES)