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    RN Comprehensive Predictor 2026 Proctored Exam V2

    A nurse is caring for a client who has end-stage kidney disease. The client's adult child asks the nurse about becoming a living kidney donor for their parent. Which of the following conditions in the child's medical history should the nurse identify as a contraindication to the procedure?

    Explanation & Rationale

    Hypertension is a contraindication to living kidney donation because it increases the risk of progressive renal impairment in the donor after losing one kidney, and it indicates the donor's kidneys are already under increased stress. Living donors must have excellent kidney function and no conditions that compromise long-term renal health. Amputation, glaucoma, and osteoarthritis do not affect kidney function and are not contraindications to kidney donation.

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