When people go to get their driver license, they are always asked the same question; Do you want to be an organ donor? When people are asked to answer that question, they are usually uninformed on organ donation, or this is the first time they are hearing about organ donation and being an organ donor. Once people are informed about organ donation, the main reasons they decide not to be an organ donor is because they believe that doctors will be less likely to save them if they are an organ donor, and that the black market is able to fix the problem of organ shortages. Statistically speaking, “twenty-two people die each day waiting on an organ transplant, over 119,958 people are on the transplant waiting list, and only 30,970 transplants happened
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As stated previously, the first time people are asked to be an organ donor is when they go to get their driver’s license. They are asked if they want to register to be an organ donor or if want to respectfully decline the option of being an organ donor. People can also register to be an organ donor online, and have time to read about it before making the decision to be an organ donor. The main problem with registering to donate organs is that people are not asked unless they are at the driver’s bureau, or they are asked to get tested and see if they are a match for someone in their family or someone that they might know. It is important the people are able to understand what organ donation is, and how to be register to be an organ donor before going into the driver’s bureau. Nurses play a huge role in the organ donation process, and finding potential donors. It is their responsibility to ask families about their loved one that is brain dead or in a vegetable state about organ donation or if their family is an organ donor. For example, “Providing such mandatory workplace training would enable nurses to fulfil their roles in the organ donation process and also help to bridge the gap between the demand for and supply of organs for donation” (Jawoniyi, Ololade, and Gormley 699). Nurses can not only help bridge the gap, but also inform patients about organ donation, and provide facts that would
As stated previously, the first time people are asked to be an organ donor is when they go to get their driver’s license. They are asked if they want to register to be an organ donor or if want to respectfully decline the option of being an organ donor. People can also register to be an organ donor online, and have time to read about it before making the decision to be an organ donor. The main problem with registering to donate organs is that people are not asked unless they are at the driver’s bureau, or they are asked to get tested and see if they are a match for someone in their family or someone that they might know. It is important the people are able to understand what organ donation is, and how to be register to be an organ donor before going into the driver’s bureau. Nurses play a huge role in the organ donation process, and finding potential donors. It is their responsibility to ask families about their loved one that is brain dead or in a vegetable state about organ donation or if their family is an organ donor. For example, “Providing such mandatory workplace training would enable nurses to fulfil their roles in the organ donation process and also help to bridge the gap between the demand for and supply of organs for donation” (Jawoniyi, Ololade, and Gormley 699). Nurses can not only help bridge the gap, but also inform patients about organ donation, and provide facts that would