Vice Principal cum Professor, Apollo College of Nursing, Chennai
Online Published on 16 January, 2025.
Organ transplantation is one of the great advances in modern medicine. It offers a second chance at life to people of all ages who have life-threatening diseases or injuries to their vital organs. Other donated tissues, like corneas, tendons and bones, can enhance lives by helping restore sight, movement and other physical functions. over 100,000 people are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant on any one day. But only about 40,000 transplants take place any given year. Organs that can be donated and transplanted after your death include Liver, kidney, Pancreas, Heart, Lungs, Intestines and Uterus Around 17 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant. Lack of knowledge and fear of organ donation is a big challenge faced in Critical Care Setting. The researcher was interested to know regarding Organ donation and to prepare them to be efficient counsellors.
