McCoy L K, Bell S K
Arizona State University West, Phoenix.
Am J Crit Care. 1994 Nov;3(6):473-5.
Less than 20% of people who meet the criteria for organ donors are estimated to donate organs.
To examine the knowledge and attitudes of rural critical care nurses regarding organ donation.
Forty-six critical care nurses from a southwestern medical center provided data for this study. Self-reported knowledge and attitudes were measured using the Organ Donor Attitude Questionnaire and compared with respondents' demographic characteristics.
Knowledge scores were found to be average (74% correct). Attitude scores reflected a strongly positive attitude toward organ donation. Increased knowledge of organ donation was not found to be related to a positive attitude. However, both attitude and knowledge were found to be positively correlated with previous experience in caring for either organ donors or recipients. Results were compared with data collected in an urban setting and found to be similar.
Results of this study indicate that exposure to patients affected by organ procurement increased knowledge and improved attitudes of the nurses who provided care. Increased knowledge and positive attitude are important when providing support to families and caring for potential donors. These factors could increase the supply of donors for transplants, which is a goal of the organ procurement process.
据估计，符合器官捐赠标准的人中只有不到20%会捐赠器官。
调查农村重症护理护士对器官捐赠的知识和态度。
来自西南一家医疗中心的46名重症护理护士为本研究提供了数据。使用《器官捐赠态度问卷》测量自我报告的知识和态度，并与受访者的人口统计学特征进行比较。
知识得分处于中等水平（正确率为74%）。态度得分反映出对器官捐赠持强烈积极态度。未发现器官捐赠知识的增加与积极态度相关。然而，态度和知识都与之前照顾器官捐赠者或接受者的经验呈正相关。将结果与在城市环境中收集的数据进行比较，发现结果相似。
本研究结果表明，接触受器官获取影响的患者可增加护士的知识并改善其态度。在为家属提供支持和护理潜在捐赠者时，增加知识和保持积极态度很重要。这些因素可增加移植供体的供应，这是器官获取过程的一个目标。
