A 17-year-old patient, dying of heart failure, wants to have organs removed for transplantation after death. Which action by the nurse is correct?
a. Instruct the patient to talk with parents about the desire to donate organs.
b. Notify the health care provider about the patient's desire to donate organs.
c. Prepare the organ donation form for the patient to sign while still oriented.
d. Contact the United Network for Organ Sharing after talking with the patient.
ANS: A
In this situation, the parents would need to sign the form because the teenager is under age 18. An individual who is at least 18 may sign the form allowing organ donation upon death. The nurse cannot allow the patient to sign the organ donation document because the patient is younger than age 18. The health care provider will be notified about the patient's wishes after the parents agree to donate the organs. The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has a contract with the federal government and sets policies and guidelines for the procurement of organs.
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