The nurse is caring for a patient who is declared brain dead and is an organ donor.The following events occur: 1300 Diagnostic tests for brain death are completed.1330 Intensivist reviews diagnostic test results and writes in the progress note that the patient is brain dead.1400 Patient is taken to the operating room for organ retrieval.1800 All organs have been retrieved for donation.The ventilator is discontinued.1810 Cardiac monitor shows flatline.What is the official time of death recorded in the medical record?

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The time of death is when brain death is confirmed and documented in the chart,even though the patient's heart is still beating.Organs are retrieved after brain death has been documented.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Is Declared