Evaluation of Nursing Students’ Attitudes Towards Organ Transplantation/Donation: A Scoping Review

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 3, 201 - 215, 21.10.2025

Kıymet Öztepe Yeşilyurt , Cemile Çelebi , Neşe Ataman Bor , Tuğba Albayram

https://doi.org/10.57224/jhpr.1612936

Öz

Aim: In the context of the community, health professionals represent one of the most influential groups in terms of generating opinions. The objective of this scoping review is to provide an overview of the studies examining nursing students' attitudes towards organ transplantation/donation and to identify gaps in the literature to guide future studies.
Method: In total 1645 studies published in ‘Medline’, ‘PubMed’, ‘Science Direct’, ‘Scopus’ and ‘Google Scholar’ databases between 2018 and 2023 were analysed. Eighteen studies were included in this study. This study followed the PRISMA guidelines.
Results: It was determined that 71.7% to 88.9% of nursing students exhibited a favorable attitude toward organ transplantation and donation. Additionally, 70% to 42.1% of the students demonstrated knowledge about organ donation and attitudes related to it. Furthermore, it was discovered that the majority of students lacked a donor card. The two most important elements affecting students' opinions about organ donation and transplantation were found to be "religious beliefs" and "disruption of body integrity."
Conclusions: Despite the generally positive attitudes of nursing students towards organ transplantation and donation, there are a number of existing educational deficiencies that require attention. Through educational activities and continuous information, negative attitudes and opinions that create barriers to organ transplantation in the minds of students will be eliminated. In this way, the increasing positive attitudes and awareness of the students will be reflected in their environment and society, and negative opinions and misinformation on the subject will be eliminated.

Anahtar Kelimeler

attitude , nursing , nursing students , organ donation , transplantation

Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Organ Nakli/Bağışına Yönelik Tutumlarının Değerlendirilmesi: Bir Kapsam Derlemesi

Öz

Amaç: Sağlık profesyonelleri toplumda görüş oluşturma açısından en etkili gruplardan birini temsil etmektedir. Bu kapsam derlemesinin amacı, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin organ nakli/bağışına yönelik tutumlarını inceleyen çalışmalara genel bir bakış sağlamak ve gelecekteki çalışmalara rehberlik etmek için literatürdeki boşlukları belirlemektir.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: 2018-2023 yılları arasında 'Medline', 'PubMed', 'Science Direct', 'Scopus' ve 'Google Scholar' veri tabanlarında yayınlanan toplam 1645 çalışma analiz edildi. Bu çalışmaya on sekiz çalışma dahil edilmiştir. Bu çalışmada PRISMA kılavuzuna uyulmuştur.
Bulgular: Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin %71,7-%88,9'unun organ nakli ve bağışına yönelik olumlu tutum sergilediği belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, öğrencilerin %70 ile %42.1'inin organ bağışı hakkında bilgi sahibi olduğu ve organ bağışı ile ilgili tutum sergilediği belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, öğrencilerin çoğunluğunun donör kartına sahip olmadığı ortaya çıkmıştır. Öğrencilerin organ bağışı ve nakli hakkındaki görüşlerini etkileyen en önemli iki unsurun “dini inançlar” ve “vücut bütünlüğünün bozulması” olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
Sonuçlar: Hemşirelik öğrencilerinin organ nakli ve bağışına yönelik genel olarak olumlu tutumlarına rağmen, dikkat edilmesi gereken bir dizi mevcut eğitim eksikliği vardır. Eğitim faaliyetleri ve sürekli bilgilendirme ile öğrencilerin zihninde organ nakline engel oluşturan olumsuz tutum ve görüşler ortadan kaldırılacaktır. Bu sayede öğrencilerin artan olumlu tutumları ve farkındalıkları çevrelerine ve topluma yansıyacak, konuyla ilgili olumsuz görüşler ve yanlış bilgiler de ortadan kalkacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

hemşirelik , hemşirelik öğrencileri , nakil , organ bağışı , tutumlar

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