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Organ Donation Simulation Education for Undergraduate Baccalaureate Nursing Students

Mysliwiec, Matthew
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1507663146287631

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2017, BS, Kent State University, College of Nursing.
With a well-documented organ donor shortage, organ donation has become a major public health issue. Through a previous literature synthesis, the author revealed a knowledge deficit amongst baccalaureate nursing students related to organ donation. It is hypothesized that utilizing teaching modalities (i.e., simulation experience) will increase overall knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to organ donation in baccalaureate nursing students. It is crucial to have a well-rounded education as a nurse in order to provide adequate and competent care to patients. A competent nurse would be capable to better educate patients about organ donation. Using the 47-item Nursing Students Organ Donation Questionnaire 2017 the hypothesized benefit of the simulation experience was investigated. The questions were designed to measure the students’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to organ donation. However, due to low participant turnout, no statistical significance could be concluded. Despite this, the participants did self-report satisfaction in participating in the simulation. As organ donation is becoming an ever-increasing healthcare priority, education that begins in nursing school is crucial. By exposing the nursing student to the delicate situations related to organ donation, the student will be more accustomed and comfortable when they face this process in their nursing career. Nurses competent in organ donation are better equipped to educate patients about organ donation. The main goal is to provide better patient education to increase organ donor rates, minimizing the organ donor shortage currently existing in the United States.
Timothy Meyers, Ph.D, RN (Advisor)
54 p.
Education; Nursing
organ donation; simulation; undergraduate baccalaureate nursing; education

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  • Mysliwiec, M. (2017). Organ Donation Simulation Education for Undergraduate Baccalaureate Nursing Students [Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1507663146287631

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Mysliwiec, Matthew. Organ Donation Simulation Education for Undergraduate Baccalaureate Nursing Students. 2017. Kent State University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1507663146287631.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Mysliwiec, Matthew. "Organ Donation Simulation Education for Undergraduate Baccalaureate Nursing Students." Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1507663146287631

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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