ORGAN DONATION -THE ATTITUDE OF NURSING STUDENTS TOWARDS IT

Dr. Prashanth Adiga K

Abstract


In the past decade with the westernization of culture in the developing world there has been an upsurge of chronic diseases which affect the various organs that cause end stage organ disease necessitating replacement therapy.1

Keeping this in mind in order to lend a hand the general public to be responsive towards te growing needs of organ transplant and to generate a positive outlook on donation of organs  and to get better information and to minimize the disbeliefs that are associated with it we decided to evaluate the awareness of the nursing students towards organ donation and to educate them on the same along with removal of any myth and false beliefs that exists in th society with respect to donation of organs.

Materials and Methods  

The sources of data for the present study was the nursing students  who were posted in the urology outpatient department at the Father Muller Medical College Hospital at Mangalore , Karnataka India For the purpose of analysis the study was a descriptive questionnaire survey type study.

Results and observations

The study was conducted at tertiary centre . in the study we tried to evaluate the mind set of those participants the nursing students  who were posted in the urology outpatient department on need organ donation in some time of their life span

 In the  present study we found that most of the participants  stated that they felt that following organ donation for transplantation one cannot lead a normal life and will need restraint of physical activities and diet  .most patients were aware of the laws on organ transplantation . they were not aware that there exists a donor registry where one can register for organ donation .most patients were un willing to donate based on religious grounds that the soul to attain salvation needs the body to be disposed in Toto.

Conclusion

In the present study we concluded that in spite of adequate knowledge on organ donation and its need the social and religious beliefs do influence to a greater extent the willingness  for organ donation


Keywords


chronic diseases , organs transplant. Donation, end stage organ disease

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