器官移植可挽救垂危的病患、延長病患的生命和提升病患的生活品質，無奈的是國內器官捐贈與等待人數一直是不成比例，使得很多等待病患久盼不到捐贈的器官，飮恨過世。本研究以台灣北部某護專學生為研究對象，屬橫斷面調查，以分層集體抽樣，用已具信效度之器官捐贈量表，不記名及自填方式收集所需資料，調查器官捐贈意願、態度、知識的情況及探討影響意願的因素。於1999年4月份得有效問卷285份。個人器官捐贈意願情形為：不願意2.5%；曾想過但未決定57.2%；曾考慮且與家人討論6.3%；願意但未簽署器官捐贈同意卡11.6%；願意並已簽署器官捐贈同意卡22.5%。三個器官捐贈態度「阻礙器官捐贈原因」、「認同器官捐贈價值」、「不認同器官捐贈價值」的平均得分（標準差），分別為3.0(1.1)、2.2(1.0)、4.2(1.2)。器官捐贈行為之知識，10題中平均答對6.2±1.9題。統計分析結果顯示三個器官捐贈態度因素均影響個人器官捐贈意願。當家人生命無法挽救時，簽署家人器官捐贈同意書之意願為：12.6%回答不會，42.1%回答不知道，45.3%回答會。「認同器官捐贈價值」態度為簽署家人器官捐贈同意書意願之顯著影響因子。

Organ transplantation is sometimes the last resort to save and prolong patients' lives and attempt to improve quality of patient care. However, in Taiwan the numbers of patients who wait for organ transplantation far exceeds the numbers of donors. As a result, many patients died before receiving organ transplantation. The purpose of this study was to determine the willingness of college nursing stl1dcnts to donate organs upon their death. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in a junior nursing college in northern Taiwan. Stratified cluster random sampling was performed using grade as a strata and class as a sampling unit. A well-established self-report questionnaire of organ donation (including willingness, attitude, and know1edge) was used to collect information. In April 1999, 285 valid returned questionnaires were analyzed. Results were as follows. On the question of personal willingness to donate an organ, 22.5% of the individuals responded that they were willing and had signed an organ donation card; 11.6% were willing but had not signed an organ donation card; 57.2% had thought about donating but not decided yet; 6.3% had considered and discussed it with family members; and 2.5% were unwilling The mean score (standard deviation) for three attitude factors were: 3.0 (1.1) for "obstructing organ donation", 2.2 (1.0) for "assure benefits of organ donation", and, 4.2 (1.2) for "uncertain benefits of organ donation". On average, 6.2 out of ten knowledge questions were answered correctly. Statistical analysis revealed that the three attitude factors were important in affecting one's personal willingness about organ donation. For the question "when your family member is dying, will you sign a document to donate your family member's organs?", 12.6% answered "no", 42.1% answered "do not know", and 45.3% answered "yes". The attitudinal factor, "assure benefits of organ donation", showed statistical importance in decision-making.