The nurse is planning home care for a client who has had a successful kidney transplant. The nurse's priority teaching for this client and family should be:
1. dietary counseling.
2. managing the medication schedule.
3. wearing masks at all times when around the client.
4. signs and symptoms of organ rejection.
Answer: 4
1. A healthy diet is important to help the organ transplant client to optimize the immune system, but it is not the priority teaching.
2. Managing the medication schedule is an important aspect of teaching but not the priority.
3. The family does not need to wear masks around the client unless they have a respiratory infection.
4. The priority teaching for the organ transplant client is signs and symptoms of organ rejection. The nurse should be fully confident that the client understands the early signs and that the physician is notified immediately.
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