The nurse would make provisions in the plan of care for a person who has had a liver transplant to prevent:
a. fluid congestion.
b. fatigue.
c. infection.
d. urinary retention.
ANS: C
A critical aspect of nursing care following liver transplantation is monitoring for infection.
The major postoperative complications of a liver transplant are rejection and infection.
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