by APFLI | May 16, 2015 | Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
The world of organ donation in Denmark was in turmoil. A documentary was aired which showed family members reacting in anguish to the news that their 19-year-old daughter was brain dead after a car accident, agreeing to donate her organs and allowing doctors to turn...
by APFLI | May 15, 2015 | Treatment Concerns - Definitions / Living Wills / Palliative Care / Terminal or Excessive Sedation / Organ Donation / DCD or NHBD / Hospice / POLST / DNR
Comment: The basic principles are sound for anyone. N. Valko RN 2nd Comment, 2nd Nurse: Unless the donor is alive and can live with one organ (kidney for instance), and the transplant will not kill the donor, it is morally and ethically in question. Back in my 20s we...
