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Goal: To increase understanding of the impact of living kidney donation on the donor.

Objectives:

List the impacts on life and psychological well-being that need to be considered when discussing living organ donation with a possible donor.
Describe the impact found in this study on donors participating in a living kidney donation.
Summarize the suggestions made to ensure positive perceptions in living organ donors of their experience.

Acknowledgments: The author wishes to acknowledge Summa Health System Hospitals Foundation, Nursing Administration & Clinical Nursing Research Program, and Life Banc of Ohio.

Eileen A. Fleming

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