Objective
Analyzing the opinion of nurses about nursing care to patients with brain death and potential organ donors.
Methods
A descriptive, exploratory study, of qualitative approach, carried out in a general hospital. The produced material was analyzed, from where emerged the category called Dimensions of care, with two subcategories, namely: technical dimension and bioethical dimension.
Results
The dimensions of the nursing care to potential donors of organs and tissues give indications of a practice focused on maintaining hemodynamic, also with the presence of the conflict between assisting patients with brain death or others with possibilities of survival.
Conclusion
The nursing care to potential organ donors is a complex process and requires better skills and emotional maturity, which are not always present.
Nursing care; Brain death; Tissue donors; Intensive care units