The weight of witness: Ethical issues in organ procurement

Dragan Nikolić, Janko Pasternak, Vladimir Manojlović, Slavko Budinski, Marijana Basta Nikolić, Nikola Batinić, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Clinic for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Center for Radiology, University Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad

Nursing Ethics: An International Journal for Health Care Professionals

Published online on May 29, 2026

Abstract

Nursing Ethics, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundOrgan procurement following death by neurological criteria can pose ethical challenges for transplant teams, yet the lived experiences of these professionals – particularly nurses – remain poorly understood, especially where donation rates are ...