| Attitudes on Organ Donation in Brain Dead Donors of Staff Nurses |
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Song, Young-Shin;Lee, Mi-Young; |
1Nursing Education, Eulji University Hospital
2School of Nursing, Eulji University |
| 일 지역 간호사의 뇌사자 장기기증에 대한 태도 조사 |
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송영신, 이미영 |
1을지대학병원 간호부 교육팀
2을지대학교 간호대학 |
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| Abstract |
Purpose
The purpose of this study was to discover attitudes toward organ donation in brain dead donors and nursing ethical values of staff nurses. Method: The subjects were 196 nurses with direct patient care in a university hospital. Data collection was carried out for one month in September, 2008 using structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean and standards deviation, ANOVA and Pearson's Correlation with SPSS program. Result: The mean score of a positive attitude toward organ donation in brain dead donors was 3.59 points, and a negative attitude score was 3.02 points. The mean score of nursing ethical value was 3.05 points. The age and the length of career had a reverse correlation with a negative attitude toward organ donation. Nursing ethical values had a positive correlation with a negative attitude toward organ donation. Conclusion: It is necessary to increase understanding and recognition of brain death organs donation in the nurses who participate in direct patient care so as to help facilitate organ donation. |
| Key Words:
Donation, Brain death, Nurse, Ethics, Values |
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