The nurse is caring for a patient recovering from a kidney transplant.The patient's blood pressure has been trending upwards and is now 158/98 mm Hg.Which information should the nurse provide to this patient?
A) "You may have a graft site leak,so do not eat or drink anything until I talk to the surgeon."
B) "I am going to slow down your IV fluids to see if that brings your blood pressure down."
C) "It is probably going to be necessary to give you some fresh frozen plasma."
D) "Hypertension is a common problem after surgery,so I will be giving you the antihypertensive medication your surgeon ordered in case this occurred."
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