The nurse has an adequate understanding of ethical issues regarding transplantation when stating which of the following?
a. "There are few Americans on the trans-plantation list.".
b. "Everyone on the transplantation list receives the organ they need.".
c. "There is an overabundance of organ do-nors.".
d. "The majority of individuals on the trans-plantation list will die because of the shortage of organs.".
D
There are almost 110,000 Americans on the transplantation list, and the majority of them will die without a transplant because of the shortage of available organs.
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