"Leadership's commitment to creating a culture conducive to organ donation can have a significant impact on the overall success of the hospital's organ procurement efforts." -Rationale for Joint Commission Standard LD.3.110
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Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD) Resources:
Report of a National Conference on Donation after Cardiac Death
PDF, 11 pages, 240kb
Sample DCD Policy
DOC, 7 pages, 50kb
Template for hospital use.
Imminent Death Referral
PDF, 1 page, 172kb
DCD Assessment Tool
PDF, 1 page, 200kb
Maximizing Organ Donation Opportunities through Donation After Cardiac Death
PDF, 15 pages, 2.4mb
Article from Clinical Care Nurse, April 2006
End-of-Life Decision Making, Organ Donation, and Critical Care Nurses
PDF, 9 pages, 1.2mb
Article from Clinical Care Nurse, April 2006
Downloadable Brochures:
Caring for Donor Families
PDF, 2 pages, 343kb
Creating an effective requesting process to increase donation.
Hospital Leadership
PDF, 2 pages, 184kb
Hospital Leadership's role and regulatory requirements.
ICU Common Goals
PDF, 2 pages, 206kb
Referral and donor management information for physicians and nurses.
Organ Donation After Cardiac Death
PDF, 9 pages, 902kb
An overview of DCD.
Religious Views on Organ Donation
PDF, 2 pages, 201kb
Information for hospital clergy.
Tissue Donation
PDF, 2 pages, 352kb
The tissue donation referral process and FAQs.
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