NATCO CCTC Review Questions and
Answers
informed |consent |- |Answer |process |a |patient |goes |through |to |gather |info |or
|education |to |prepare |for |decision |making |for |medical |care |and |treatment, |it |is |not
|just |a |signature |on |a |form, |it |is |a |process |of |education.
Solid |Organ |Transplant |- |Answer |Treatment |for |end |stage |organ |disease
Successful |Outcome |- |Answer |requires |compliance |with |complex |medical
|regimen |for |a |successful |outcome
Evaluation |process |- |Answer |Necessary |to |determine |whether |it |is |appropriate |to
|proceed |with |transplant, |may |reveal |problems |amendable |to |intervention |besides
|transplantation.
Transplant |Coordinator |- |Answer |Education |r/t |eval |and |listing, |answers |patient
|and |family's |questions
Financial |Evaluation |- |Answer |Determines |if |patient |has |sufficient |access |to
|financial |resources |to |ensure |a |positive |outcome |post |transplant
Nutritional |Eval |- |Answer |Malnutrition |can |affect |outcomes, |follow |healthy |diet
Pharmacy |Eval |- |Answer |Assures |patient |understands |complex |post |transplant
|medical |regimen |including |side |effects
Psychosocial |Eval |- |Answer |assures |candidate |is |appropriate, |able |to |comply |with
|post |transplant |regimen, |Current |or |past |history |of |substance |abuse
Surgical |Eval |- |Answer |determines |if |transplant |is |appropriate |procedure,
|whether |surgically |feasible, |determines |if |transplant |can |be |completed |safely
Absolute |contraindications |to |transplant |- |Answer |Active |or |recent |malignancy, |active
|substance |abuse, |active |infection
Relative |contraindications |- |Answer |lack |of |financial |resources; |lack |of |social |support;
|hx |of |noncompliance
Components |of |transplant |education |- |Answer |1.Intro |to |team |2. |indications,
|contraindications, |& |alternatives |3. |Surgical |procedure: |risks |& |benefits, |SRTR
4. |Long |term |commitment |to |f/u |care |including |lifelong |meds |4. |Expected
|procedures |and |lab |work |including |rationales |5. |Short |and |long |term
|complications |r/t |transplant |6. |Expected |time |from |evaluation |to |selection
Answers
informed |consent |- |Answer |process |a |patient |goes |through |to |gather |info |or
|education |to |prepare |for |decision |making |for |medical |care |and |treatment, |it |is |not
|just |a |signature |on |a |form, |it |is |a |process |of |education.
Solid |Organ |Transplant |- |Answer |Treatment |for |end |stage |organ |disease
Successful |Outcome |- |Answer |requires |compliance |with |complex |medical
|regimen |for |a |successful |outcome
Evaluation |process |- |Answer |Necessary |to |determine |whether |it |is |appropriate |to
|proceed |with |transplant, |may |reveal |problems |amendable |to |intervention |besides
|transplantation.
Transplant |Coordinator |- |Answer |Education |r/t |eval |and |listing, |answers |patient
|and |family's |questions
Financial |Evaluation |- |Answer |Determines |if |patient |has |sufficient |access |to
|financial |resources |to |ensure |a |positive |outcome |post |transplant
Nutritional |Eval |- |Answer |Malnutrition |can |affect |outcomes, |follow |healthy |diet
Pharmacy |Eval |- |Answer |Assures |patient |understands |complex |post |transplant
|medical |regimen |including |side |effects
Psychosocial |Eval |- |Answer |assures |candidate |is |appropriate, |able |to |comply |with
|post |transplant |regimen, |Current |or |past |history |of |substance |abuse
Surgical |Eval |- |Answer |determines |if |transplant |is |appropriate |procedure,
|whether |surgically |feasible, |determines |if |transplant |can |be |completed |safely
Absolute |contraindications |to |transplant |- |Answer |Active |or |recent |malignancy, |active
|substance |abuse, |active |infection
Relative |contraindications |- |Answer |lack |of |financial |resources; |lack |of |social |support;
|hx |of |noncompliance
Components |of |transplant |education |- |Answer |1.Intro |to |team |2. |indications,
|contraindications, |& |alternatives |3. |Surgical |procedure: |risks |& |benefits, |SRTR
4. |Long |term |commitment |to |f/u |care |including |lifelong |meds |4. |Expected
|procedures |and |lab |work |including |rationales |5. |Short |and |long |term
|complications |r/t |transplant |6. |Expected |time |from |evaluation |to |selection
