An adult male patient is postoperative day 2 following a kidney transplant, and his regimen of antirejection drugs began just prior to surgery. What nursing action should be integrated into this patient's plan of care?
A) Place the patient in a single, positive-pressure room.
B) Arrange for the patient to receive a raw-food, organic diet.
C) Wash the patient's skin with chlorhexidine twice daily.
D) Have the patient wear a gown and gloves when outside his room.
A
Feedback:
Patients receiving antirejection therapy are at a greatly heightened risk of infection; protective isolation is warranted. Raw foods are normally contraindicated, and the use of a gown and gloves does not protect the patient sufficiently from infectious microorganisms. It is not necessary to perform twice-daily antiseptic washes.
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