A survey of the effects of work experience in organ procurement on nurses' willingness to become organ donors of self and loved ones

This study investigated reasons nurses do or do not have positive attitudes toward organ donation and why nurses are willing or not willing to donate their own organs or those of their loved ones. Specifically, the study examined the effect of participation in the organ donation/procurement process...

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Main Author:	Culpepper, Theresa Long
Format:	Dissertation
Language:	English
Published:	ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01-01-1997
Subjects:	Attitudes Blood & organ donations Families & family life Individual & family studies Nursing Personal relationships Public health Sociology
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Summary:	This study investigated reasons nurses do or do not have positive attitudes toward organ donation and why nurses are willing or not willing to donate their own organs or those of their loved ones. Specifically, the study examined the effect of participation in the organ donation/procurement process on nurses' attitudes toward organ donation and the effect this participation had on their willingness to donate their own organs and/or those of their loved ones. Three hundred registered nurses who practice in Jefferson County, Alabama, were surveyed. The study found a positive attitude toward organ donation, experience in the organ donation procurement process notwithstanding. There was no difference between groups' willingness to donate their own organs or those of their loved ones based on their experiences the the organ donation/procurement process. Stated willingness was supported by a significant positive correlation with the signing of their driver's license.
ISBN:	0591710552 9780591710557