Exam 37: Organ Donation and Transplantation

Potential recipients are matched with donors based on

Many barriers exist to increasing the number of organ donors to meet today's growing need.Which of the following are barriers related to hospital factors?

The longest and most difficult part of the recipient hepatectomy is

Which of the statements would indicate that a patient who has received an organ transplant understands the teaching about his or her immunosuppressive medications?

Which statement made by a patient who has received an organ transplant indicates that the teaching was effective?

A patient has had a kidney transplant.The nurse knows that monitoring which of the following would have the highest priority?

A patient with liver failure manifested by portal hypertension and ascites is hospitalized and waiting for a liver transplant.Which of the following orders should the nurse question?

The most common viral infection in transplant recipients is

A patient is admitted to the critical care unit with the diagnosis of massive head trauma caused by a motor vehicle accident.The patient is unresponsive and on mechanical ventilation.The electroencephalogram is negative for brain waves.The family has agreed to organ donation.The organ donor would be classified as a

According to the critical pathway developed by United Network for Organ Sharing,which of the following should be carried out by the critical care nurse?

The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD)formula is used to

Who determines the medical suitability of the patient for organ donation?

After a urinary diversion pancreatic transplant,the nurse must anticipate which order?

Which of the following federal laws regulate the medical and surgical therapy involved with organ transplantation?

Signs and symptoms of heart transplant rejection include

A nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving sirolimus.The nurse knows to monitor the patient for

Because a patient who has received a lung transplant is at risk for ventilation/perfusion (V/Q)mismatch,it would be a priority for the nurse to monitor

A patient is admitted to the critical care unit with the diagnosis of massive head trauma caused by a motor vehicle accident.The patient is unresponsive and on mechanical ventilation.The electroencephalogram is negative for brain waves.The family has agreed to organ donation.The nurse will check for the absence of cerebral motor reflexes by

A patient who has received a transplant is being taught about azathioprine.Which statement made by the patient would indicate the teaching was effective?

A patient who has received a transplant is being taught about cyclosporine.Which statement made by the patient would indicate the teaching was effective?