Nursing assistance to the potential patient donor in encephalic death

Objective: To identify nursing care to the potential donor (PD) in encephalic death (ED). Method: This is an integrative literature review, conducted in the Databases Latin American literature (LILACS) and National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health of the USA (PUBMED), in which we obtained a sample of 7 articles. Results: On the main nursing care listed in the most present analysis materials were: Early identification of ED, notification of the case to the in-Hospital committee for Organ and Tissue donation, assisting in the procedures of diagnosis of ED, Hemodynamic monitoring, monitoring of respiratory gases, hydroelectrolytic control, assisting in the maintenance and viability of organs, strict control of glycemic, temperature control, assisting the family throughout the course of Patient in intensive care. Conclusion: The studies elucidated the main nursing care to PD in ED and how they were fundamental in the preservation and viability of organs and tissues. Although there are countless difficulties that the implementation of such practices is lacking.