Assistência de enfermagem no processo de doação e transplantes de órgãos: revisão de literatura

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study seeks to identify in national and international literature the role of nurses in the process of organ donation and transplantation. METHODOLOGY: This is an integrative review with the aim of answering the role of Nursing with regard to assistance to potential organ donor patients, family members and recipient patients. For this, a search for health indicators will be carried out in the online databases Regional Portal of the VHL and PubMed, using the following descriptors: nursing, donation, organs and transplants. Studies will be selected according to pre-established inclusion criteria. RESULTS: 92 articles were found in the broad search in the selected databases. Of these, based on the inclusion criteria, 32 articles were selected on the subject in the period from 2012 to 2022. These were divided into 2 categories: the role of nursing care in the process of organ donation and transplants and the contribution of assistance from nursing in the family decision. CONCLUSION: It is concluded that the nursing professional is a key player for the viability and success of an organ transplant, both in terms of pre-transplant clinical care, maintenance of the potential donor within the ICU, as well as in the management, organization, family and educational support in the post-transplant period.