CCTC Patient and Family Education 5

Question 1

A liver transplant recipient is being counseled about CMV infection. Which patient profile is at highest risk for CMV disease post-transplant?

Accepted Answer

CMV-negative recipient receiving an organ from a CMV-positive donor

Answer

A CMV-negative recipient receiving a CMV-positive organ (D+/R-) carries the highest risk for primary CMV disease due to lack of pre-existing immunity.

Question 2

A patient newly listed for a kidney transplant asks what UNOS is and how it affects them. What is the best explanation?

Accepted Answer

UNOS manages the national organ transplant waiting list and allocation policies that determine when and how organs are offered

Answer

UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing) operates the national waiting list and establishes policies governing how donated organs are allocated to candidates.

Question 3

A patient reports forgetting an evening dose of mycophenolate mofetil. What instruction should the coordinator give?

Accepted Answer

Take the missed dose as soon as remembered unless it is almost time for the next dose, then skip

Answer

The general rule for a missed dose is to take it as soon as remembered unless it is near the next scheduled dose, at which point the missed dose is skipped.

Question 4

When educating a family about caring for a transplant recipient at home, which environmental precaution is most important in the early post-transplant period?

Accepted Answer

Avoid exposing the patient to people with active infections and practice thorough hand hygiene

Answer

Avoiding sick contacts and rigorous hand hygiene are practical, evidence-based measures to reduce infection risk without complete isolation.

Question 5

A pediatric kidney transplant patient's parents ask about school attendance post-transplant. What guidance should the coordinator provide?

Accepted Answer

Most children can return to school after the early recovery period with precautions such as avoiding sick classmates and good hand hygiene

Answer

With appropriate infection precautions, most pediatric recipients can safely return to school after the early recovery phase to support normal development.

CCTC - Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator Practice Test

CCTC - Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator Practice Test

CCTC Patient and Family Education 5