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www.NursingMadeIncrediblyEasy.com January/February 2013 Nursing made Incredibly Easy! 37Go to page 54 for the CE enrollment form.1. The most important step in the organ donation process
for the OPO is receiving a call from thea. potential recipient.b. nurse.c. donor’s family.
2. Which is/are designed to provide early identification of a
potential donor patient?a. clinical triageb. clinical trialsc. clinical triggers
3. If the patient has donation potential, the OPO coordinator
will firsta. review the patient’s chart.b. talk to the patient’s healthcare provider.c. speak with the patient’s family.
4. Which is critical when sharing the potential for organ
donation with the family?a. documentationb. the approachc. timing
5. Which term describes a person’s active effort to register
his or her decision to be an organ donor with a database?a. donor registrationb. donor designationc. donor authorization
6. If a potential donor’s wishes are unknown, who should
make the decision regarding organ donation?a. the physicianb. the familyc. the ethics committee
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OPO coordinator to help determine the recipient’s level ofa. viability.b. benefit.c. risk.
8. Families should be informed that the time needed from
obtaining consent to transporting the patient to the OR for procurement is abouta. 6 to 12 hours.b. 12 to 24 hours.c. 24 to 36 hours.
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withdraw life support because of a very poor prognosis?a. DMD donorsb. DBD donorsc. DCD donors
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to pump so perfusion is maintained until the time of procurement?a. DMDb. DBDc. DCD
11. A DBD donor can donate a maximum of how many
organs?a. fourb. sixc. eight12. Which organs are most commonly procured from a DCD donor?a. heart and lungsb. pancreas and small intestinec. liver and kidneys
13. Which type of tissue isn’t donated and procured?
a. arteriesb. retinasc. connective tissue
14. More transplantable organs are the result of good
a. donor management.b. donor selection.c. recipient selection.
15. Donor management goals are applied to improve
perfusion, oxygenation, anda. organ viability.b. fluid balance.c. infection control.
16. A 2009 study found that when donor management goals
were met, each donor averaged about how many organs transplanted?a. two or lessb. threec. four or more
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c. After initiation, the living donor can’t change his or her mind.
18. Which statement accurately reflects considerations
about organ donation?a. Donation can’t occur in coroner’s cases.b. A closed casket will be necessary
after donation.
c. Few religions are opposed to
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