The nurse is providing teaching to a patient who has undergone a liver transplant. Which statement by the patient demonstrates the need for further patient teaching?
a. "I will need to take medications to boost my immune system for the next year."
b. "I will need to be sure to avoid people that have infections."
c. "I will need to take immune suppression medications the rest of my life."
d. "I will need to be monitored to determine if my medications need adjusted."
A
Immune suppression medications will need to be taken for the rest of the patient's life in order to increase the chances of avoiding organ rejection. Boosting the patient's immune system would lead to organ rejection. Individuals with infections should be avoided since the immune system is depressed. Doses of medications must be evaluated for necessary adjustments throughout the patient's lifetime.
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