How would the nurse explain to a client the rationale for administering corticosteroids after an organ transplant?
1. Corticosteroids prevent the immune system from rejecting the implant.
2. Corticosteroids enhance perfusion through the transplanted organ.
3. Corticosteroids promote graft-versus-host disease.
4. Corticosteroids provide prophylaxis against opportunistic infection.
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Corticosteroids are part of most therapeutic regimens to prevent transplant rejections.
Rationale 2: Corticosteroids do not enhance perfusion through the transplanted organ.
Rationale 3: Corticosteroids would not promote graft-versus-host disease.
Rationale 4: Corticosteroids place a client at risk for opportunistic infections.
Global Rationale: Corticosteroids are part of most therapeutic regimens to prevent transplant rejections. They do not enhance perfusion, promote graft-versus-host disease, or provide prophylaxis against opportunistic infections.
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