ReviewIranian journal of nursing and midwifery research
Nurses' Challenges in Caring for an Organ Donor Brain Dead Patient and their solution strategies: A Systematic Review.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Challenges and Support Strategies for Intensive Care Unit Nurses in the Organ Donation Process: A Scoping Review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- Impact of Death Work Competence on Emergency Nurses' Perspectives in the Organ Donation Process.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2026Article
- Nurse Specialist in the Organ and Tissue Donation Process with Coordination Role: A Scoping Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Review
- Nursing care in potential organ donor maintenance: EMPDO website validity.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2025Article
- Improving psychological security and empowerment: New model for nurses toward the care of potential organ donors.Journal of education and health promotion · 2021Article
- Facilitators and Barriers in the Organ Donation Process: A Qualitative Study among Nurse Transplant Coordinators.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Challenges in the Management of Care of Brain-Dead Patients in the Donation Process: A Qualitative Content Analysis.International journal of organ transplantation medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundCaring for brain dead patient is one of the most troublous duties of an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurse. This study aimed to determine nursing challenges based on recent literature and identify the strategies to overcome these challenges. MATERIALS AND
methodsIn this systematic review, the standard systematic review guideline of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) was used with articles published in PubMed, Science Direct, Scientific Information Database (SID), and Google Scholar databases during 2000-2018 on the keywords "brain dead OR brain death" and "nurses OR nursing." After the primary search, 212 articles were found. Eventually, 21 articles were selected for the final evaluation.
resultsAccording to the results, the challenges included the concept and diagnosis of brain death, religious, and cultural beliefs opposing organ donation, lack of knowledge about the care process, interactions with the families. The proposed strategies were providing medical and nursing interventions to maintain a brain dead patient for organ donation, providing working conditions that maintain nurses' health, and increase the quality of care.
conclusionsNurses play an important role in the care process of brain dead patients; therefore, recognizing their challenges can be thefirst step in increasing holistic care and maintaining organ vitality for transplantation. It is suggested that nursing authorities commence special educational programs with the aim to increase the knowledge of nurses about the care process of brain dead patients.
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