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Nurses’ attitudes and knowledge about organ donation and transplantation in closed hospital wards Cover

Nurses’ attitudes and knowledge about organ donation and transplantation in closed hospital wards

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|Oct 2025

Figures & Tables

Intention to donate

I would become a donor because:I strongly disagreeI disagreeI agreeI strongly agreeI do not know
I truly want to help my fellow human beings.2 (2,17)2 (2,17)24 (26,08)64 (69,56)0 (0)
By donating an organ, you save a life, which aligns with my religious beliefs.4 (4,34)4 (4,34)28 (30,43)54 (58,69)2 (2,17)
I have been influenced by a relative or friend who is also a donor.20 (21,73)50 (54,34)20 (21,73)0 (0)2 (2,17)
I have been sensitized by a relative or friend who needed a transplant.24 (26,08)44 (47,82)18 (19,56)4 (4,34)2 (2,17)
I would only become a donor for someone close to me32 (34,78)40 (43,47)12 (13,04)4 (4,34)4 (4,34)
The media has influenced me in favor of becoming a donor.12 (12,04)40 (43,47)26 (28,26)14 (15,21)0 (0)
The title of being a donor gives me satisfaction and pride2 (2,17)22 (23,91)44 (47,82)20 (21,73)4 (4,34)
By becoming a donor, I know that one of my organs will live on after my death8 (8,69)22 (23,91)34 (36,35)22 (23,91)6 (6,52)

Knowledge about organ donation

Correct answerWrong answerI do not know
The church allows organ donation.44 (40,74)44 (40,74)20 (18,52)
You have to be perfectly healthy to be a donor.38 (35,19)56 (51,85)14 (12,96)
There is a waiting list for potential recipients.104 (96,3)2 (1,85)2 (1,85)
Histocompatibility between donor and recipient is decisive for the selection of the second.100 (92,59)6 (5,56)2 (1,85)
In the case of brain death, relatives decide whether to donate an organ regardless of what the patient has declared while was alive.54 (50)40 (37,04)14 (12,96)
There is a relevant legal framework for organ donation and transplantation.96 (88,89)0 (0)12 (11,11)
In order to remove an organ from a potential donor, the donor must be brain dead.102 (94,44)0 (0)6 (5,56)
The brain dead donor is tested for communicable diseases.94 (87,04)2 (1,85)12 (11,11)
I can change my mind while I am a registered donor.78 (72,22)2 (1,85)28 (25,93)
You can become an organ donor regardless of your age.26 (24,07)54 (50)28 (25,93)
Brain death and coma are identical concepts.92 (85,19)12 (11,11)4 (3,7)
Brain death is reversible.100 (92,59)2 (1,85)6 (5,56)
In the case of brain death, the donor may have predetermined where the organs will be given.86 (79,63)4 (3,7)18 (16,67)
Organ donation saves lives.108 (100)0 (0)0 (0)

Experience of organ donation

YesNoI do not know
Has a relative or friend ever needed a transplant?12 (11,11)94 (87,04)2 (1,85)
Has any relative or friend of yours formally stated that they would like to become an organ donor?40 (37,04)50 (46,30)18 (16,67)
Is any relative or friend interested in becoming a donor?38 (35,19)28 (25,93)42 (38,89)
Does your environment have a negative attitude towards organ donation?10 (9,26)76 (70,37)22 (20,37)
Would you ever become an organ donor?92 (85,19)10 (5,56)5 (5,56)

Demographic characteristics of nurses

Characteristics of NursesΝ(%)
Gender
Male18 (16,67)
Female90 (83,33)

Age
  20–2916 (14,81)
  30–3922 (20,37)
  40–4954 (50)
  50–5916 (14,81)

Department
Anesthesiology36 (33,33)
General surgeries26 (24,07)
General ICU44 (40,74)
SCICU2 (1,85)

Workplace
Clinical Instructor14 (12,96)
  Clinical nurse76 (70,37)
Head Nurse2 (1,85)
  Charge Nurse16 (14,81)

Level of training
  Master’s degree40 (37,04)
  Secondary degree20 (18,52)
  University degree8 (7,41)
  Technical degree40 (37,04)

Participation as a conference presenter
  Yes32 (29,63)
  No76 (70,37)

Attended a conference in the past year
  Yes64 (59,26)
  No44 (40,74)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2025-0041 | Journal eISSN: 2393-1817 | Journal ISSN: 2393-1809
Language: English
Page range: 409 - 416
Submitted on: Mar 14, 2025
Accepted on: Sep 14, 2025
Published on: Oct 31, 2025
Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Anastasios Tzenalis, Elpida Kontesidou, George Kipourgos, Evangelia Andreopoulou, Angelikh Gkotsi, Eleni Albani, published by University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
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