A Patient Is Scheduled for a Bone Marrow Aspiration

question 5

Multiple Choice

A patient is scheduled for a bone marrow aspiration. The nurse would reinforce which teaching about this procedure?

• A) Bone marrow fluid will be drawn into a needle.
• B) The sample will be taken from a vertebra in the neck.
• C) Bone marrow fluid and a piece of bone will be collected.
• D) The patient will receive general anesthesia for this procedure.

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Episodic Memory

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Episodic

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