Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Exercise 20

The patient has received a bone marrow transplant.Soon after the transplant there is a rash on the patient's skin.She says her skin is itchy and she has severe abdominal pain.What best summarizes what is happening to the patient and how she will be treated?
A) Graft rejection occurring; treat with different immunosuppressive agents
B) Dry skin and nausea are side effects of immunosuppresants; decrease the dose
C) Transplanted bone marrow is rejecting her tissue; prevent with immunosuppressive agents
D) Dry skin from the dry air and nausea from the food in the hospital; treat with humidifier and home food