When educating a kidney transplant recipient about infection prevention, what should the nurse instruct the patient to do?

1. Stop hand-washing since the immune system is suppressed anyway
2. Report any fever above 100.4 degrees F, cough, or urinary symptoms
3. Be concerned about infection only after the first year passes
4. Rely solely on prophylactic medications and ignore new symptoms

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