When caring for a client who is a recipient of a transplanted kidney, the nurse monitors for early indications of rejection, which include:
A)
an increase in urinary output.
B)
discomfort over the lumbar area.
C)
lethargy.
D)
rising BUN and creatinine.
D
Explanation:
A)
Rising BUN and creatinine levels reflect declining function of the transplanted kidney. A decrease in urinary output and discomfort over the abdominal/groin area would be seen. Lethargy may be seen but is nonspecific.
Analysis
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
B)
Rising BUN and creatinine levels reflect declining function of the transplanted kidney. A decrease in urinary output and discomfort over the abdominal/groin area would be seen. Lethargy may be seen but is nonspecific.
Analysis
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
C)
Rising BUN and creatinine levels reflect declining function of the transplanted kidney. A decrease in urinary output and discomfort over the abdominal/groin area would be seen. Lethargy may be seen but is nonspecific.
Analysis
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
D)
Rising BUN and creatinine levels reflect declining function of the transplanted kidney. A decrease in urinary output and discomfort over the abdominal/groin area would be seen. Lethargy may be seen but is nonspecific.
Analysis
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
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