The critical care nurse is reviewing patients who would be good candidates for organ donation. Which patient would be appropriate for this process?

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1. A pregnant patient would not be a candidate for donation until the unborn child has been delivered or has also died.
2. Brain death cannot be determined for a patient who was just admitted after overdosing with barbiturates until the drugs are reversed or wear off.
3. Any other malignancy, such as small primary lung carcinoma, would preclude donation.
4. The 55-year-old with intracranial pressure is near death (unconscious and on mechanical ventilation) due to pressure from a primary cranial tumor and would be the most appropriate candidate for organ donation.

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