ATTITUDES OF NURSE TECHNICIANS ABOUT THEIR ROLE IN THE TRANSPLANT TEAM

Medicinske sestre/tehničari u jedinicama intenzivnog liječenja učestalo se susreću s moždano mrtvim potencijalnim donorima organa. Njihovi osobni stavovi i znanja o moždanoj smrti, doniranju organa i njihovoj ulozi u transplantacijskom timu, direktno utječu na broj i uspješnost doniranih i transplantiranih organa. Cilj ovog istraživačkog rada je ispitati stavove i iskustva medicinskih sestara/tehničara o njihovoj ulozi u transplantacijskom timu. Istraživanje je provedeno putem anonimne online ankete među 73 medicinske sestre/tehničara zaposlenih u jedinicama intenzivnog liječenja u Rijeci i Zagrebu u razdoblju od srpnja do kolovoza 2021. godine. Najveće razlike u stavovima pokazale su se među ispitanicima ovisno o učestalosti susreta s potencijalnim donorom i to u šest tvrdnji koje su ispitane ANOVA i Bonferronijevim POST-HOC testom. S obzirom na stručnu spremu, statistički značajne razlike u stavovima uočene su u dvije tvrdnje. Zaključak istraživanja je da medicinske sestre/tehničari uključeni u proces doniranja organa trebaju dodatnu edukaciju kako bi se pospješio sam proces i broj donacija.Nurses / technicians in intensive care units frequently encounter brain-dead potential organ donors. Their personal attitudes and knowledge about brain death, organ donation and their role in the transplant team, directly affect the number and success of donated and transplanted organs. The aim of this research paper is to examine the attitudes and experiences of nurses / technicians about their role in the transplant team. The research was conducted through an anonymous online survey among 73 nurses / technicians employed in intensive care units in Rijeka and Zagreb in the period from July to August 2021. The greatest differences in attitudes were shown among the respondents depending on the frequency of encounters with a potential donor in the six claims examined by ANOVA and the Bonferroni POST-HOC test. With regard to education, statistically significant differences in attitudes were observed in the two statements. The conclusion of the research is that nurses / technicians involved in the process of organ donation need additional education in order to improve the process and the number of donations