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General information on organ transplant is generally lacking and the issue very often arouses feelings of fear and suspicion. Aim of the survey was to assess the level of information of general population on legal, ethical aspects and other topics related to organ donation and transplant. ⋯ There is a positive attitude toward organ donation but the specific knowledge of the large majority of people is very rough and superficial: for instance, only 36% of respondents knew the difference between organ donation from a living person and a corpse. The lack of correct information was considered the main reason (66%) for the insufficient number of organ donations.
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The stress level of general medical ward (18), intensive care (15) and emergency department nurses (13) was measured with a questionnaire. For 13 intensive care and 3 emergency department nurses stress level was measured also with a computerized system (COMES). Main sources of stress among nursing personnel are death and dying, and workload. There are no differences between full time and part time nurses and apparently intensive care and emergency department nurses do not experience more stress than general medical ward nurses.