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University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Donation: The family's perspective

Abstract

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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.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Nursing
Grantor dc:publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year
1992

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Occhi, Ann Marie

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Language dc:language
English

Identifiers

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OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-1242

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2026-07-24
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citation

Occhi, Ann Marie. Donation: The family's perspective. Thesis thesis, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1992. https://doi.org/10.25669/ni29-ywt0