14. Prioritize nursing care for the patient who receives a kidney transplant.
14. Prioritize nursing care for the patient who receives a kidney transplant.
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Some of the priority nursing care for a patient who receives kidney transplant are
- Follow a strict infection control practice like proper hand hygiene,limiting visitors, asepsis in procedure because these patients are highly prone fir infection due to immunosuppressive treatment after transplant
- Maintain adequate hydration or fluid balance because in first 24 hours patient may have hemodynamic or respiratory problems do fluid replacement is advices
- Administration of antibiotics ,diuretics as per order
- Maintaining proper intake and output every 30 to 60 minutes once
- Risk for aspiration has to be prevented due to secretions and the anaesthetic effect
- Taking care of the skin due to restricted mobility in the first day after surgery
- Assists in all personal hygienic measure
- Monitor vital signs every second hourly after patient stabilizes because there are high chance for thermodysregulations
- Monitor serum electrolyte level
- Provide all comfort measures to the patient
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