19^th Annual Brain Death Congress

Nursing and Intensive Care practices

Caring of brain death diagnosed patient is the heaviest of duties for nurses. Due to stressors and complications, this is the biggest challenge of nursing in critical care unit. Nurses working in ICU must be knowledgeable about the brain death diagnosis and taking care of patients and their family especially when the patient is potential organ donor.

• Neurological Nursing
• ICU management of the brain dead potential donor