The nurse is teaching a client who is being discharged to home after bone marrow transplantation.The client asks,"Why is it so important to protect myself from injury?" How does the nurse respond?

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Platelets recover more slowly than other blood cells after bone marrow transplantation.Thus the client is still thrombocytopenic at home and remains at risk for excessive bleeding after any trauma or injury.Injured tissue makes a client at risk for infection,and trauma could result in injury to the transplant (but not rejection).However,these are not the best responses to give the client.A steroid regimen may make a client more at risk for bruising,but the most accurate response pertains to platelet recovery.

The Nurse Is Teaching a Client Who Is Being Discharged