A Nurse Working as Part of a Transplantation Team Is

question 13

Multiple Choice

A nurse working as part of a transplantation team is conducting a group education session. A client waiting for a heart transplant asks why he cannot stay in his rural home to wait. He knows someone who had a kidney transplant and stayed in the same local area waiting for his transplant. The best response by the nurse would be

• A) "Because of confidentiality rules, I can't talk about your friend's experience."
• B) "How long ago did that occur?"
• C) "Different transplant centers have different requirements."
• D) "Each organ's viability time is different. Kidneys can last longer than hearts."

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Definitions:

Impulse Control

The ability to resist or delay an impulse, drive, or temptation to act and is a facet of emotional intelligence.

Frontal Lobes

The part of the brain located at the front of each cerebral hemisphere, responsible for voluntary movement, expressive language, decision making, and regulating social behavior.

Basal Ganglia

A group of structures in the brain involved in the control of voluntary motor movements, procedural learning, habit learning, eye movements, cognition, and emotion.

Limbic System

The Limbic System is a complex set of structures in the brain that deals with emotions and memory. It plays a key role in emotional responses and formation of memories.