Certified Clinical Transplant Nurse (CCTN) Practice Exam

The primary purpose of donor management in organ transplantation is to keep organs viable until recovery. This involves careful monitoring and support of the donor's physiological status to maintain organ function and integrity. Effective donor management includes regulating hemodynamics, ensuring adequate oxygenation, maintaining optimal hormonal levels, and managing fluid and electrolyte balance. By doing so, healthcare providers can preserve organs for transplantation and reduce the risk of damage, which enhances the success rates of transplants.

While enhancing the quantity of organs donated is certainly a goal of organ donation programs, the direct responsibility of donor management focuses primarily on maintaining the health and function of the organs from the time of donation until they are surgically recovered. Similarly, assisting in the recovery of organs from live donors pertains more to surgical and procedural aspects rather than the overall management of the donor's health. Evaluating the psychological state of donors, although important in ensuring informed consent and readiness, is not a primary aspect of donor management in terms of organ viability. Thus, maintaining organ viability is the core focus of the donor management process.