Cuidados de enfermagem ao paciente em morte encefálica e potencial doador de órgãos Nursing care to patients in brain death and potential organ donors

Objective: Analyzing the opinion of nurses about nursing care to patients with brain death and potential organ donors. Methods: A descriptive, exploratory study, of qualitative approach, carried out in a general hospital. The produced material was analyzed, from where emerged the category called Dimensions of care, with two subcategories, namely: technical dimension and bioethical dimension. Results: The dimensions of the nursing care to potential donors of organs and tissues give indications of a practice focused on maintaining hemodynamic, also with the presence of the conflict between assisting patients with brain death or others with possibilities of survival. Conclusion: The nursing care to potential organ donors is a complex process and requires better skills and emotional maturity, which are not always present. Descritores Cuidados de enfermagem; Morte encefalica; Doadores de tecidos; Unidades de terapia intensiva