Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
Jonathan is a 46-year-old Caucasian male, whose liver was destroyed from years of alcohol abuse. After he was clean for several years, however, he went into liver failure and needed a transplant. He finally received one 2 days ago from an unrelated donor, and you are his nurse on the transplant unit. His course has been uncomplicated thus far.
-What type of transplant did Jonathan receive?

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Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
  Jonathan is a 46-year-old Caucasian male, whose liver was destroyed from years of alcohol abuse. After he was clean for several years, however, he went into liver failure and needed a transplant. He finally received one 2 days ago from an unrelated donor, and you are his nurse on the transplant unit. His course has been uncomplicated thus far. 
-What type of transplant did Jonathan receive?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Jonathan received an allograft, which means the transplant came from an unrelated donor of the same species (in this case, a human donor). An isograft is a transplant from an identical twin, an autograft is from the patient's own body, and a xenograft is from a different species (such as a pig or baboon).

Please Read the Clinical Scenario, and Then Answer the Question