Exam 30: Transplant Drugs

A patient who has had an organ transplant is prescribed cyclosporine for maintenance therapy.Which statement by the patient indicates further teaching is needed?

The nurse is teaching a patient who will begin taking basiliximab in conjunction with a kidney transplant.The patient asks why this therapy is needed.The nurse will explain that with this therapy

The patient on immunosuppressant medications is speaking to the nurse about appropriate activities.Which statement requires intervention?

Your patient is taking belatacept and develops posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD).You would expect to see

The patient tells the nurse that he understands that transplant rejection may happen and asks what can be done to minimize that risk.What will the nurse include in the teaching?

What action is most important for the nurse to teach the patient taking corticosteroids following a transplant?