Conhecimento da equipe de enfermagem quando à morte encefálica e a doação de órgão em uma UTI

• Autor(a) principal: Pereira, Tamara Bitencourt
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório do Centro Universitário Braz Cubas
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.cruzeirodosul.edu.br/handle/123456789/3497
• topic: Morte Encefálica; Doação de órgãos; Enfermagem; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::ENFERMAGEM

The diagnosis of brain death needs to be done in an adequate and agile way so that donation of organs can be made feasible and the family of the potential donor suffer as little as possible. Therefore, nursing professionals should have adequate knowledge about the subject. Thus, the study sought to identify the knowledge of the nursing team regarding brain death and organ donation in an ICU of a hospital in Caxias do Sul - RS. A quantitative exploratory study was performed with 26 nursing technicians and 6 nurses working in the ICU of the hospital. Data collection took place in April 2018, through a self-administered questionnaire and individually. The analysis of the collected content was done through an Excel spreadsheet, in which the comparative statistical analysis of the studied variables was made. The results showed limited knowledge on the part of the team, with significant inconsistencies regarding the concept of the theme, specificities and concerning to the legislation. They presented a favorable attitude regarding the donation of organs. Therefore, there is a clear need for more information on both brain death and organ donation and transplantation process, either in the initial academic education of these professionals or in continuing training through training that can be acquired at specific events or even by the hospital in which they work.