Commentary on Regehr C, Kjerulf M, Popova S & Baker A (2004) Trauma and tribulation: the experiences and attitudes of operating room nurses working with organ donors. Journal of Clinical Nursing 13, 430-437.

摘要

This paper examines the experience and attitudes of operating room (OR) nurses towards organ donation. It is basically a sound piece of qualitative research with well thought out research questions, method and analysis. The authors have an uncomplicated writing style that makes the piece easy and interesting to read. They found that the 'process of organ donation is highly stressful and raises many concerns for OR nurses'. This fact is well established by the work of others such as Cantwell and Clifford (2000), Clay and Crookes (1996a, b), Lloyd-Jones (1996) and Wolf (1990). From their findings, they devise a simple thematic model that breaks these stresses into three subgroups: organizational aspects, responsibilities towards the donor and their family and exposure to death and trauma. The coping methods employed by the nurses are also explored very well.