Exploring educational and training approaches for organ and tissue donation coordinators: A scoping review

IF 3.6 2区医学 Q1 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Nurse Education Today Pub Date : 2025-02-11 DOI:10.1016/j.nedt.2025.106630

Vanessa Silva e Silva , Kendra-Lee Dupuis , Kerry Shoalts , Sonny Dhanani , Amina Silva

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Abstract

Introduction

Organ and tissue donation coordinators often have limited training leading to reduced service quality and increased work-related stress. Understanding the existing educational strategies and training methods is crucial for supporting their professional development.

Objectives

To synthesize existing literature on strategies used to educate healthcare professionals for the role of organ and tissue donation coordinators.

Design

Scoping review guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology.

Data sources

Searches were conducted in Medline, Embase, Cumulated Index in Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Latin American and the Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences up to 2023.

Study selection

Reports on education for healthcare providers working as organ and tissue donation coordinators were included. Reviewers independently screened documents for eligibility based on inclusion criteria.

Data extraction

Data on study design, sample, educational strategies, and outcomes were extracted using a specially developed tool. The data were analyzed quantitatively (simple numeric count) and qualitatively (content analysis).

Results

From 5420 articles, 33 met the inclusion criteria. The results were categorized into (1) Education Types and Engagement, (2) Education Strategy Development and Delivery, and (3) Education Evaluation Methods and Outcomes.

Conclusion

The findings highlight the diverse types, delivery methods, and evaluation approaches in organ and tissue donation coordinators' educational training. Ongoing education is vital to equip organ and tissue donation coordinators with essential skills for complex scenarios in organ donation and transplantation. Investing in comprehensive education programs is crucial for enhancing organ and tissue donation coordinators' work-related wellbeing, improving organ donation and transplantation outcomes, and promoting continued research and development tailored to their unique needs.

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Nurse Education Today 医学-护理

CiteScore

6.90

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12.80%

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349

审稿时长

58 days

期刊介绍： Nurse Education Today is the leading international journal providing a forum for the publication of high quality original research, review and debate in the discussion of nursing, midwifery and interprofessional health care education, publishing papers which contribute to the advancement of educational theory and pedagogy that support the evidence-based practice for educationalists worldwide. The journal stimulates and values critical scholarly debate on issues that have strategic relevance for leaders of health care education. The journal publishes the highest quality scholarly contributions reflecting the diversity of people, health and education systems worldwide, by publishing research that employs rigorous methodology as well as by publishing papers that highlight the theoretical underpinnings of education and systems globally. The journal will publish papers that show depth, rigour, originality and high standards of presentation, in particular, work that is original, analytical and constructively critical of both previous work and current initiatives. Authors are invited to submit original research, systematic and scholarly reviews, and critical papers which will stimulate debate on research, policy, theory or philosophy of nursing and related health care education, and which will meet and develop the journal''s high academic and ethical standards.