Question

A critical care nurse is aware of the legislation that surrounds organ donation. When caring for a potential organ donor, the nurse is aware that:

-hospitals are mandated to notify transplantation programs of potential donors.
-non-heart-beating cadavers are not potential organ donors.
-clients must have an organ donor card to donate organs.
-nursing focus should be directed at organ donation once it is decided to withdraw life support.

Answer 1

the first one

Step-by-step explanation:

The scarcity of organs has resulted in legislation mandating hospitals and other health care agencies to notify transplantation programs of potential donors. New protocols allow the retrieval of organs from non-heart-beating cadavers. The family of a deceased client may decide to donate the organs, and a donor card is not necessary in this circumstance. Attention to optimal client and family care at the time of life-sustaining therapy withdrawal should remain the nurse's priority in care.