Exam 36: Organ Donation and Transplantation

After a pancreatic transplant with bladder exocrine drainage,the nurse would anticipate which order?

Not every patient with end-stage liver disease is a candidate for receiving a transplant.Which conditions are contraindications to a kidney transplant?

A patient is admitted after a lung transplant.The nurse knows the patient is at risk for developing pneumonia.What parameter would be a priority for the nurse to monitor?

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

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

The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD)formula is used to calculate risk of 3-month mortality in patients 12 years old or older.What criteria is part of the MELD formula?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a pancreas transplant.Which statement made by the patient indicates the need for further teaching?

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

The organ procurement organization coordinator writes orders to initiate standard donor care.Which interventions are parts of standard donor care?

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

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

Which nursing problem would be appropriate for a patient who has received a kidney transplant?

The nurse is teaching a patient about antiviral medications.The patient asks what is the most common viral infection in transplant recipients.What should the nurse tell the patient?

Rejection that occurs within hours after the transplantation and results in immediate graft failure is referred to as what type of rejection?

Which statement would indicate that a patient who has received an organ transplant understands the teaching about immunosuppressive medications?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has had a recent heart transplant.Which signs and symptoms would alert the nurse that the patient is rejecting the transplant?

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

The nurse is caring for a patient after a lung transplant.Which intervention would be a priority for the nurse?

A patient is admitted with a massive head trauma.The patient is unresponsive and on mechanical ventilation.The electroencephalogram is negative for brain waves.The family has agreed to organ donation.How would the nurse check for the absence of cerebral motor reflexes?