A patient tells the nurse that chronic kidney disease is "in his family" and his father died within a few months after having a kidney transplant in the late 1940s. What information should the nurse provide?
1. "Your chances of a successful transplant depend on finding a healthy family member who is a match and will agree to provide an organ."
2. "The most successful transplants have always been the heart and lungs."
3. "Many of the earlier failures of kidney transplants had to do with suturing technique."
4. "Medications to prevent problems associated with organ transplantation are now widely available."
Answer: 4
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