A patient with end-stage renal disease wants to be considered for a kidney transplant. What should the nurse explain about the United Network for Organ Sharing waiting list process? Select all that apply.

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1. Patients interested in kidney transplant should be referred to a transplant center once the estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is less than 30 mL/min and before renal function has irreversibly deteriorated, ideally before the need for maintenance dialysis.
2. Kidneys are allocated first locally, then regionally, and finally, nationally.
3. Points are assigned to a candidate based on the number of mismatches between the candidate's antigens and the donor's antigens at the HLA-DR locus.
4. This is not part of UNOS criteria to be placed on a waiting list for a kidney transplant.
5. This is not part of UNOS criteria to be placed on a waiting list for a kidney transplant.

A Patient with End-Stage Renal Disease Wants to Be Considered