Question

A nurse is teaching a client who is awaiting a heart transplant. Which statement indicates the client understands what is required to help minimize rejection?a) "There is no risk of rejection if the donor heart is an exact match."

b) "I will receive medication before and during surgery which will eliminate the risk of rejection."
c) "I will need medication following surgery to prevent rejection and if my body does not reject the new heart I will not have to take any medication at home."
d) "I will need to take three different types of medications for the rest of my life to help prevent rejection."

Answer 1

d) "I will need to take three different types of medications for the rest of my life to help prevent rejection."

Step-by-step explanation:

Clients who have had heart transplants depends on many factors, including age, health, and response to the transplant and they are constantly balancing and trying to cope with the risk of rejection and with the risk of infection.

They are needed to take follow up measure which involves usage of varieties of complex medications, biopsies of the transplanted heart (to diagnose rejection), and clinical visitations.

They need to understand that there are 'three classes of medications prescribed for a transplant client to help minimize rejection': these are corticosteroids, calcineurin inhibitors, and antiproliferative agents.