The nurse is teaching a client on immunosuppressant therapy after a kidney transplant about the post-transplant drug regimen. Which of the following statements by the client should alert the nurse that additional teaching is required?
A)"If I develop an acute rejection episode, I will need to have other types of drugs given IV."
B)"I need to be monitored closely because I have a greater chance of developing malignant tumours."
C)"After a couple of years, it is likely that I will be able to stop taking the calcineurin inhibitor."
D)"The drugs are given in combination because they inhibit different aspects of transplant rejection."

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The calcineurin inhibitor will need to be continued for life. The other client statements are accurate and indicate that no further teaching is necessary about those topics.

The Nurse Is Teaching a Client on Immunosuppressant Therapy After