Date of Award
1998
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Winland-Brown, Jill
Abstract
This study presents information on the effect an organ procurement coordinator had on referral rates made by emergency room nurses. Retrospective data were analyzed after a period of eight months of data collection. These data included a pre-test/post-test which was given to emergency room nursing staff in southeast Florida. Inservice education was given by an organ procurement coordinator during an eight month period. The number of referrals were analyzed at the beginning and end of this period. There was a positive correlation between the increased knowledge of the emergency room nursing staff and the increase in referral rates. This information gives support to the significance of the organ procurement coordinator's role as educator to emergency room nurses. By increasing knowledge regarding the organ donation process, referral rates were increased, providing more opportunity for potential organ donors. This information can be useful for future programs to increase referral rates made by emergency room nurses. Further implications for practice, education, and research are discussed.
Extent
47 p.
Recommended Citation
Jennings, Tabatha Lynn, "organ procurement coordinator's effect on referral rates made by emergency room nurses" (1998). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 1348.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/1348
Identifier
FADT15550
Comments
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1998.|Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1998.