CCTC CCTC - Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator Psychosocial Assessment and Support Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

When assessing social support in a transplant candidate who lives alone, the coordinator should prioritize:

Accepted Answer

Developing a structured support plan with identified backup caregivers and community resources

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Automatic denial of candidacy due to lack of a live-in caregiver

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Proceeding with listing without addressing the social support gap

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Requiring the candidate to marry or cohabitate before listing

Question 2

Nicotine use is most critically addressed in pre-transplant evaluation for which organ recipient population?

Accepted Answer

Lung and heart transplant recipients

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Kidney transplant recipients

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Liver transplant recipients

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Pancreas transplant recipients

Question 3

A transplant candidate has an intellectual disability with a supportive guardian and stable home environment. How should the team approach candidacy evaluation?

Accepted Answer

Conduct an individualized assessment of functional capacity, support system strength, and ability to adhere to the post-transplant regimen

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Automatically deny listing based on intellectual disability

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List the candidate without additional evaluation

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Require guardianship transfer to the hospital before proceeding

Question 4

Which of the following is a recognized psychological response specific to the post-transplant period that coordinators should monitor?

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Survivor guilt, particularly in living donor recipient relationships

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Transplant euphoria syndrome

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Steroid-induced psychosis only

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Mandatory bipolar disorder exacerbation

Question 5

A transplant coordinator notices that a recipient has repeatedly missed medication refill calls and labs over 3 months. What is the first step in addressing this non-adherence?

Accepted Answer

Contact the patient to assess barriers to adherence and document the outreach attempt

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Immediately refer to the ethics committee for delisting

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Discharge the patient from the program without further contact

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Increase immunosuppressant doses remotely to compensate

Question 6

Which organization provides ethical guidance and professional standards for transplant social work practice in the United States?

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Society for Transplant Social Workers (STSW)

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American Society of Transplantation (AST)

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United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) only

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)