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Organ donation: a nursing perspective.

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The frequency and success rate of organ donation and transplant surgery has dramatically increased over the past several years. Since organ donors are drawn primarily from the traumatically brain-injured population this increase has a direct impact on neuroscience nurses. This article addresses the organ procurement process, nursing care of the organ donor and the interrelationship of organ donation and neuroscience nursing.

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M E Maher, S Strong. 1989. Organ donation: a nursing perspective.. https://doi.org/10.1097/01376517-198912000-00006

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