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ForwardGuiding the Gift of Life: The Nurse's Role in Organ Donation
This presentation will discuss the trauma nurse's role in organ donation. The nurse's role from admission to potential organ, tissue and eye donation will be presented as a case review. Every nurse and trauma team member has a role in the organ donation process and the gift of life
Target Audience
Nurses, Case Managers and Social workers
Learning Objectives
Identity at least 3 opportunities when to notify the OPO of a potential organ, tissue or eye donor.
Describe the changes in eye care while in the ICU and post death for potential eye donor.
Discuss the management in the critical care setting for increase in organ yield for donation.
Discuss the nurses role in a DCD organ donation - donation after cardiac death
Course summary
- 1.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.00 Attendance
This presentation will discuss the trauma nurse's role in organ donation. The nurse's role from admission to potential organ, tissue and eye donation will be presented as a case review. Every nurse and trauma team member has a role in the organ donation process and the gift of life
Angie Hockman MEd,BS
Professional Service Liaison, CORE
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.00 contact hours.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.00 Attendance