TITLE OF THE ARTICLE: KNOWLEDGE OF OPERATING ROOM NURSING STAFF ABOUT THE PROCUREMENT OF ORGANS FOR TRANSPLANTATION IN A SECOND LEVEL HOSPITAL

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1594572425069

• Palavras-chave: Procuración de órganos, donación de órganos, enfermería.

• Keywords: Organ procurement, organ donation, nursing.

• Abstract:

  Goal: To determine the level of knowledge of the Nursing staff about the procurement of organs for transplant purposes in the Operating Room service of a Second Level Hospital. Methodology: Descriptive cross-sectional cohort study. The study population was defined, by convenience sampling, 13 nurses who work in the Operating Room Service of the General Hospital of Acapulco, Guerrero, were selected from the morning, afternoon and night shifts. To evaluate the variable under study, the 26-item instrument that is part of the research was used: “Nursing participation in the coordination of organ transplants”, of three sections. Results: Knowledge in the global standard is medium-low, while in the organ procurement section the most frequent response was almost never based on a Likert scale at 75%. Conclusion: To determine the level of knowledge of Nursing staff about the procurement of organs for transplant purposes is relevant since it reflects the importance that they give to the topic in context, the priority that this represents, since there are various problems that a hospital treats, various types of patients and pathologies, leaving aside the procurement of organs exposes the low or no activity that this entails, by not having nursing personnel who are prepared for these circumstances.