Brain Death and Organ Procurement

Activity Steps

1 Activity
2 Take Test 3Certificate

Purpose of Activity

To explain for registered professional nurses how brain death is determined in adults and how potential organ donors are identified, and to describe essential nursing interventions.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  • describe the process of managing potential organ donors who have been declared brain dead.
  • outline the pathophysiologic changes that occur following brain death.
  • review the criteria and diagnostic parameters that define brain death.

Price: $29.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 3.5 CH
  • DC - BON 3.5 CH
  • KY-BON 3.5 CH

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
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This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia and Florida #50-1223. Your certificate is valid in all states.
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The ANCC's accreditation status of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Department of Continuing Education refers only to its continuing nursing educational activities and does not imply Commission on Accreditation approval or endorsement of any commercial product.





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Test Code: AJN0607
Published: March 2007
Expires: 12/31/2026
Collections: CEC Collection 12052025
Sources: AJN, American Journal of Nursing
Required Passing Score: 13/18 (72%)
Authors: Kathleen M. Z. Peiffer BSN, RN, CCRN
Categories: Legal/Ethical
Specialties: Medical-Surgical