The nurse completes discharge teaching for a patient who has had a lung transplant. Which patient statement indicates to the nurse that the teaching has been effective?

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Low-grade fever may indicate infection or acute rejection so the patient should notify the health care provider immediately if the temperature is elevated. Patients require frequent follow-up visits with the transplant team. Annual health care provider visits would not be sufficient. Home O? use is not an expectation after lung transplant. Shortness of breath should be reported. Low-grade fever,fatigue,dyspnea,dry cough,and O? desaturation are signs of rejection. Immunosuppressive therapy,including prednisone,needs to be continued to prevent rejection.

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