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Donation after cardiac death: ethical dilemmas and implications for advanced practice nurses.
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PMID:  22664877     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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Donation after cardiac death has always presented ethical concerns among health care providers. As advanced practice nurses and critical care nurses, it is our responsibility to ensure that health care providers and families are educated about the process and that we remain advocates for the potential donors. This article reviews the donation after cardiac death process, provides a donation after cardiac death hypothetical case report and its outcome, and addresses the ethical concerns associated with donation after cardiac death from both opponents' and proponents' points of view. It will also discuss the benefits of obtaining a palliative care consult and the roles of the advanced practice nurse in the care of the potential donor.
Authors:
Caryn S Everidge
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN     Volume:  31     ISSN:  1538-8646     ISO Abbreviation:  Dimens Crit Care Nurs     Publication Date:  2012 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-06-05     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8211489     Medline TA:  Dimens Crit Care Nurs     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  228-34     Citation Subset:  N    
Affiliation:
Caryn S. Everidge, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC, CCRN, TNCC, is a nurse practitioner for the Edward Neurosciences Institute at Edward Hospital in Naperville, Illinois.
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