Concerning organ donation after an infant's death, nurses should be aware that:
1. federal law requires medical staff to query the parents about organ donation then contact their state's OPO to handle the procedure if agreed to.
2. organ donation can be an aid to grieving by giving the family an opportunity to see something positive about the experience.
3. the most common donation is the infant's kidneys.
4. corneas can be donated if the infant was either stillborn or alive as long as the pregnancy went full term.
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1. Incorrect. The federal Gift of Life Act made state organ procurement organizations (OPOs) responsible for deciding whether to request a donation and for making that request.
2. Correct. Some see organ donation as a healing experience.
3. Incorrect. The most common donation is the cornea.
4. Incorrect. To donate a cornea the infant had to have been born alive at 36 weeks of gesta-tion or later.
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