Os desafios do enfermeiro frente à morte encefálica e o processo de doação de órgãos

Abstract

Objective of this study: To identify the challenges that involve nurses' care in the face of brain death and the organ donation process, considering the attention to the patient's family members. Methods: This is a bibliographic review of a narrative with a qualitative approach that aims to describe and reflexively analyze the studies published in national databases on the theme of brain death. The LILACS database was used, having as reference 62 articles found. Results: The feasibility of the BD protocol reveals the complexity that involves patient care in this state, requiring a qualified multiprofessional team, with emphasis on the managerial role of nurses with technical and scientific skills. When organ donation is associated with the process, care for the family is a more delicate moment among the professionals involved, with the family interview ,with emphasis on the nurse acting as a facilitator of the inherent actions.Final considerations Facing this reality, the health professional must act with excellence and modify the existing reality, also, develop planned and evaluated programs within a continuous educational process, supported by theoretical references and scientifically recognized models.