The nurse working with clients who need organ transplant includes in the teaching plan that the primary responsibility of the transplantation team is to
A) determine the histocompatibility of the donor and the recipient.
B) find the best candidate with good immune function and appropriate insurance.
C) provide the greatest number of transplants possible because of the ongoing great need.
D) transplant organs into clients with the best chance of long-term success.

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A primary responsibility of the transplantation team is to transplant organs into clients who have the best chance for a long-term successful outcome. Good histocompatability helps ensure long-term graft survival but is not the only determinant. Finding clients with appropriate insurance is not the major determining factor for transplant success. Providing a large number of transplants to help meet demand is also not a consideration as the primary responsibility of the team.

The Nurse Working with Clients Who Need Organ Transplant Includes