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Nurse-focused ethical solutions to problems in organ transplantation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21097969     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Technological developments in recent years have brought about a rapid increase in the number and variety of organ transplants, leading to problems in finding enough organs to meet the need. Organ transplantation has also become a particularly significant issue in medical ethics, especially regarding the question of how and from whom organs are procured. Many methods have been tried in order to solve these problems and discussed from an ethical perspective. This study investigates the Spanish, Belgian and Iranian approaches to solving the organ procurement problem. The Spanish model, which is based on persuading patients and their relatives, is ethically less problematic and is also an improved version of the model applied in Turkey. This study argues that an ideal solution can be found without disregarding ethical rules. In particular, nurses can contribute by helping to run the system more efficiently. The principal aim of this article is to demonstrate the contribution of nurses to solving the current organ procurement problem in Turkey and offer some reflections on what can be done to improve the efficiency of the system.
Authors:
Hakan Ertin; Arzu Kader Harmanci; Fatih Selami Mahmutoglu; Ibrahim Basagaoglu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nursing ethics     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1477-0989     ISO Abbreviation:  Nurs Ethics     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-24     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9433357     Medline TA:  Nurs Ethics     Country:  England    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  705-14     Citation Subset:  N    
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, İstanbul University, Turkey. hakanertin@gmail.com
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