Award Date

1-1-1992

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Department

Nursing

Number of Pages

59

Abstract

This study sought to describe the lived experience of families who had participated in donation. The research question is: Why do families participate in organ or tissue donation?;This is a descriptive qualitative study utilizing techniques of phenomenology for purposes of identifying areas of significance and importance to informants participating in donation. The conceptual framework is Neuman's Systems Model; Thematic discovery will be drawn from the data with the goal of identifying reoccurring themes. These themes will provide information useful to nursing in providing support to donor families.

Keywords

Donation; Family; Organ; Organ Donation; Perspective Organ Donation

Controlled Subject

Nursing; Medicine

File Format

pdf

File Size

2017.28 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

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