The charge nurse of a transplant unit is reviewing the clinical course of several transplant patients being cared for in the unit.Which patient assessed by the charge nurse requires immediate action?

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One complication of liver transplant is renal failure.The patient with the elevated serum creatinine requires immediate action.Postoperative pain level of 3/10 in a renal transplant patient,a lung transplant patient with a productive cough,and a heart transplant recipient with a cardiac output of 4 L/min are normal or expected findings,requiring no immediate action.

The Charge Nurse of a Transplant Unit Is Reviewing the Clinical