Assessment of Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Transplantation Among Nursing Students

Abstract

Introduction: Despite legal regulations and social campaigns promoting the idea of organ transplantation, Poland still lacks organs for transplantation. Organ transplantation not only is the best method of treating the end-stage failure of many organs but also improves the lives of patients.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess nursing students' knowledge and opinions about transplantation.

Materials and methods: The studies were conducted in February and March 2019, with 100 nursing BSc and MSc students selected at random. The study tool was the questionnaire. The questions contained in the questionnaire were closed questions. To answer them, statistical analyses were conducted using IBM SPSS Statistics 23.

Results: The study group included 96% of women and 4% of men. Of all respondents, 83% were aged 18 to 25. Almost half of respondents admitted that their close relatives do not realize that they agree to the removal of organs after death. As many as 59% of respondents firmly believe in the rightness of organ donation. The studies presented in this article demonstrate that only 57 of 100 respondents informed their close relatives about the will to donate their organs after death.

Conclusions: Persons involved in the study support the idea of transplantation and would be willing to donate their organs if necessary. Both the studies presented in this article and articles written by other people show the need for more intense education of medical staff. The master studies help raise awareness and knowledge about transplantation.