Intensive care nurses' perceptions of their professional competence in the organ donor process: A national survey

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 104-115

  Meyer, Käthe ^a   Bjørk, Ida Torunn ^b   Eide, Hilde ^c,d  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^d OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Attitudes to organ donation; Intensive care nursing; Questionnaire; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DONOR; EDUCATION; ETHICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORWAY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORWAY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 83855162914     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05721.x     Document Type: Article

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