title: Immunosuppression in pediatric transplant patients.
abstract: Nurses in a variety of acute care settings are caring for children receiving transplants. Nurses caring for pediatric transplant patients need to understand the cellular components of the immune system; graft rejection and how it directs immunosuppressive therapy; and specific immunosuppressive agents with their appropriate application in the clinical setting. This knowledge provides a foundation for understanding aspects of nursing interventions as they relate to the pediatric transplant patient receiving immunosuppressive therapy.
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authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D014181:Transplantation Immunology